Where is Receiving Yard located?

Where is Receiving Yard located?

• A. West of Jamaica Station, north of the westbound Montauk
• B. West of Jamaica Station, south of the westbound Montauk
• C. Adjacent to Receiving Yard
• D. Inside Jamaica Station

Answer: (B)

Receiving Yard is the place where cars are marshalled and stored before being attached to trains. On the Jamaica-area layout, it sits to the west of Jamaica Station, and its tracks are on the south side of the westbound Montauk Branch. This positioning allows yard operations to access the westbound main line without impeding the passenger facilities at Jamaica Station, making the west-of-Jamaica Station and south-of-the-westbound-Montauk description the correct fit. The other descriptions place the yard in locations that don’t align with how the yard connects to the main tracks and passenger areas.

Receiving Yard is the place where cars are marshalled and stored before being attached to trains. On the Jamaica-area layout, it sits to the west of Jamaica Station, and its tracks are on the south side of the westbound Montauk Branch. This positioning allows yard operations to access the westbound main line without impeding the passenger facilities at Jamaica Station, making the west-of-Jamaica Station and south-of-the-westbound-Montauk description the correct fit. The other descriptions place the yard in locations that don’t align with how the yard connects to the main tracks and passenger areas.