The Yardmaster directs yard crews and engages in subordinate's work as needed. They receive empty car order waybills from the Freight Agent and assign available freight cars appropriately. They order empty cars from Altoona/Enola as needed.
The Lewistown Drill Crew classifies and build trains at the direction of the Yardmaster. They also service customers within the Lewistown (LX) limits and hostle locomotives.
Classification
The title bar of the waybill is color coded for the convenience of the Yardmaster. and Drill Crew The color is an indicator of the destination of the shipment, making classification easier. The waybill may also include routing information.
| Waybill Color Codes for Destinations: |
| Route East (Enola) |
| Route East (Northumberland) |
| Route West (Altoona) |
| Newport Turn (LE) |
| Mount Union Turn (LW) |
| Lewistown Junction (XA) |
| Lewistown Secondary (LN) |
| Lewistown Secondary Furnace Branch Siding (LNFB) |
| Milroy Secondary (39) |
| Milroy Secondary Stone Turn (ST11) |
| Milroy Secondary Steel Turn (SS05) |
Assignment of tracks for classification is at the discretion of the Yardmaster. Tabs are provided for use in the car card boxes to provide quick reference as to assignment of tracks.
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Control Panel
Documentation to come
Key Tasks and Times
| SCENARIO ONE | ||
| Time | Event | Notes |
| 7:00 a.m. | S-70 departs to Selinsgrove |
Takes 1 LCL car. |
| 10:30 a.m. | STON-1 departs to Naginey | Takes 1 LCL Trap car. |
| 12:45 p.m. | M-22 arrives from Mount Union | |
| 1:00 p.m. | M-16 east bound exchanges block | Takes 2 LCL cars. |
| 2:00 p.m. | M-19 arrives from Newport | |
| On-going | Local service for Lewistown XA | |
| TBD | Milroy Turn departs to Milroy | Takes 2 LCL cars. |
| TBD | Steel Turn departs to Yeagertown | Takes 1 LCL Trap car. |
| SCENARIO TWO | ||
| Time | Event | Notes |
| 3:00 p.m. | M-26 arrives from Altoona | |
| 4:00 p.m. | S-71 arrives from Selinsgrove | |
| 6:30 p.m. | STON-2 arrives from Naginey | |
| 10:30 p.m. | M-9 west bound exchanges block | Takes 2 LCL cars |
| 3:00 a.m. | M-27 departs to Altoona | |
| 4:45 a.m. | M-23 departs to Mount Union | Takes 1 LCL car |
| 6:00 a.m. | M-18 departs to Newport | Takes 3 LCL cars |
| 6:59 a.m. | S-70 ready to depart for Selinsgrove | Departs during First Trick |
| On-going | Local service for Lewistown XA | |
| TBD | Lewistown Switcher takes LCL cars to freight station | Takes 13 LCL cars |
| TBD | Lewistown Switcher retrieves LCL cars from freight station | |
| TBD | Milroy Turn arrives from Milroy | |
| TBD | Steel Turn arrives from Yeagertown | |