Chapter 5: Placards
Twenty yards of placards
Placarded hazmat cars may not couple directly to the engine, may not be humped and may not be kicked, so they have to travel with a buffer car between them and the power.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 7 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 5 draws on timetables, hidden waybills and the hump, 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 5.1 | 3 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2. |
| 2 | Yard 5.2 | 6 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2. Watch for a timetable. |
| 3 | Yard 5.3 | 3 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2. |
| 4 | Yard 5.4 | 7 | Erie on 1, Dover on 2. Watch for waybills unread until pulled. |
| 5 | Yard 5.5 | 3 | Erie on 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3. |
| 6 | Yard 5.6 | 3 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 7 | Yard 5.7 | 3 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3. |
| 8 | Yard 5.8 | 5 | Dover on 1, Concord on 2. Watch for a timetable. |
| 9 | Yard 5.9 | 7 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2. |
| 10 | Yard 5.10 | 6 | Concord on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3. |
| 11 | Yard 5.11 | 6 | The outbound Dover, Boston, Boston, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2. |
| 12 | Yard 5.12 | 3 | The outbound Dover, Boston, Dover on Track 1, Concord on 2. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 13 | Yard 5.13 | 6 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 5.14 | 4 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 5.15 | 4 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2. |
| 16 | Yard 5.16 | 6 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Dover, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2. Watch for waybills unread until pulled. |
| 17 | Yard 5.17 | 6 | Boston on 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 18 | Yard 5.18 | 4 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Dover, Dover, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 19 | Yard 5.19 | 6 | The outbound Dover, Boston, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2. |
| 20 | Yard 5.20 | 7 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3. Watch for a timetable. |
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