Chapter 242: Placard spacing and timetables
Twenty yards of placard spacing and timetables
Placard spacing rules for outbounds: a placarded car may not stand at the head of the train or be coupled to another placarded car.
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.
20 yards, pars from 5 to 14 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 242 draws on outbounds, tonnage and the shop, 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 242.1 | 14 | The outbound Concord, Dover, Concord on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 2 | Yard 242.2 | 6 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Concord, Concord on Track 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 3 | Yard 242.3 | 9 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Erie, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 4 | Yard 242.4 | 7 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 130 tons. |
| 5 | Yard 242.5 | 6 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Dover, Erie, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3. Watch for a timetable. |
| 6 | Yard 242.6 | 9 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Boston, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 7 | Yard 242.7 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 8 | Yard 242.8 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Boston, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 9 | Yard 242.9 | 9 | The outbound Dover, Boston, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 10 | Yard 242.10 | 7 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 242.11 | 5 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Concord, Albany, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 12 | Yard 242.12 | 9 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Dover, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 13 | Yard 242.13 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Albany, Albany, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 242.14 | 6 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 242.15 | 12 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 16 | Yard 242.16 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Boston, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 190 tons. |
| 17 | Yard 242.17 | 11 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Concord on Track 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first, a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 242.18 | 8 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Dover, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 19 | Yard 242.19 | 14 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Boston, Boston, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 20 | Yard 242.20 | 10 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
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