Chapter 94: The running track and timetables
Twenty yards of the running track and timetables
A running track loops to a far lead and far ladder, so open tracks can be worked from either end. One move takes the engine and its cut round the loop.
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 4 to 14 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 94 draws on placard spacing, placards and auto racks, 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 94.1 | 7 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 2 | Yard 94.2 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Boston, Albany, Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 3 | Yard 94.3 | 7 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 4 | Yard 94.4 | 8 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 94.5 | 10 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 6 | Yard 94.6 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Boston, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 7 | Yard 94.7 | 6 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 8 | Yard 94.8 | 4 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 9 | Yard 94.9 | 8 | Erie on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 10 | Yard 94.10 | 6 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 94.11 | 8 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 12 | Yard 94.12 | 6 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 13 | Yard 94.13 | 12 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 94.14 | 7 | Concord on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 94.15 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Dover, Concord on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 16 | Yard 94.16 | 6 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 94.17 | 9 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 94.18 | 9 | The outbound Dover, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 19 | Yard 94.19 | 11 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Albany, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
| 20 | Yard 94.20 | 14* | The outbound Albany, Concord, Albany, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, a timetable. |
* A par marked with a star is the best known line for a yard too large to solve outright.
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