Chapter 235: Timetables and kicks
Twenty yards of timetables and kicks
The move counter is a clock. Arrivals roll in off the main at their move and need room; departures leave on time only if the train is standing in order, or the shift is lost.
A flat yard with a kick budget: shove, let go, and route one or two cars as they roll, like a small hump that runs out.
20 yards, pars from 4 to 15 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 235 draws on repair time, outbounds and tonnage, with two breathers of plain sorting and extra cars. Difficulty runs as a sawtooth: runs of easy yards, a spike, a breather.
The yards
| # | Yard | Par | The job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yard 235.1 | 4 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for 3 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
| 2 | Yard 235.2 | 10 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 3 | Yard 235.3 | 6 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
| 4 | Yard 235.4 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 235.5 | 6 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed, a timetable. |
| 6 | Yard 235.6 | 8 | The outbound Erie, Albany, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 180 tons. |
| 7 | Yard 235.7 | 8 | Erie on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
| 8 | Yard 235.8 | 8 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 9 | Yard 235.9 | 9 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
| 10 | Yard 235.10 | 4 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 235.11 | 6 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
| 12 | Yard 235.12 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 130 tons. |
| 13 | Yard 235.13 | 15 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for 3 kicks allowed, cars that need the shop first, a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 235.14 | 5 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 235.15 | 5 | The outbound Boston, Erie, Boston, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed, a timetable. |
| 16 | Yard 235.16 | 10 | The outbound Erie, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 235.17 | 9 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, an engine rated for 230 tons, a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 235.18 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 150 tons. |
| 19 | Yard 235.19 | 12 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Boston, Albany on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
| 20 | Yard 235.20 | 10 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed, cars that need the shop first, a timetable. |
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