Yardmaster
A railroad employee in charge of a yard operation.
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Yardmaster
Person responsible for control of train and engine operations within a yard.
Yard Switch ...
- Yardmaster is the module that can control turnout switch machines, including Tortoise and solenoid switches, all from your computer screen.
The Yardmaster will give us instructions with regards to what we are going to do such as to couple a particular track in A Yard and swing it over to F Yard.
The yardmaster uses the wheel report to put together a train. Any car in the yard may be used with the system, as long as it is the right type ("boxcar", "hopper", etc.) as requested on the wheel report.
GENERAL"Yardmaster, abbreviated Y.M.
GET THE ROCKING CHAIR"Retire on a pension
GET YOUR HEAD CUT IN"Boomer slang for "wise up" ...
Slang term for yardmaster.
Rip Track
Track in a yard where equipment is stored while awaiting repairs, or where minor car repairs are performed.
TCS Traffic Control System TCU Transportation Communications International Union, represents clerks, car-men, yardmasters, and supervisors. TDS "Total Disolved Solids.
Movement on Double Track against the Current of Traffic is however not permitted exept by Track Warrant, Track Bulletin or permission from Yardmaster or other authorized employee.
Yardmaster: The person(s) responsible for conducting all traffic within the yard. The Yardmaster gives orders for which cars go where in order to assemble or disassemble a consist.
The empties have been assigned to specific loaders by the yardmaster per the request of the railroad's coal agent who has received his "orders" for empties from the mine operators based on the coal shipments they plan on making today (whew! ...
The inside loop also has both train engineer and dispatcheryardmaster. No. 3 man runs the inside loop train, while No. 4 controls track operations and accessories.
Yard - A group of tracks where switching chores are performed for storage, classification, making and breaking up of trains, etc.
Yardmaster -A railroad employee in charge of a yard operation.
Railroad industry personnel represented include conductors, brakemen, switchmen, ground service personnel, locomotive engineers, hostlers, and yardmasters. Formed in 1969 from the merger of four previously separate railroad unions.
Dinger A yardmaster. Distant Signal A fixed signal outside of a block system, used to govern the approach to a block signal, interlocking signal or switch point indicator.
asp Trains Scottsville Business Systems PO Box 3 Scottsville NY, 14546 Yardmaster Additional price disks: $19.95.
 See also: Train, Track, Engine, Yard, Switch
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