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yard ![click to hear : yard click to hear : yard](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Set of tracks where freight trains are reconfigured to contain cargo cars with the same destination and then dispatched.
first classification track ![click to hear : first classification track click to hear : first classification track](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Track where cars for the second classification track are switched.
hump lead ![click to hear : hump lead click to hear : hump lead](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Track where cars are released to coast onto other tracks for switching onto outbound trains.
hump ![click to hear : hump click to hear : hump](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Sloped part of the track where cars are pushed up a hill (hump) by a locomotive.
hump office ![click to hear : hump office click to hear : hump office](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Office where train formations are programmed and car shunting is controlled.
second classification track ![click to hear : second classification track click to hear : second classification track](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Track where cars of known destination are assembled.
classification yard ![click to hear : classification yard click to hear : classification yard](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Set of tracks where cars are hitched together to form trains with the same destination.
car cleaning yard ![click to hear : car cleaning yard click to hear : car cleaning yard](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Set of tracks where cars are cleansed of any cargo residue before going back into circulation.
outbound track ![click to hear : outbound track click to hear : outbound track](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Track that leads trains out of the yard.
water tower ![click to hear : water tower click to hear : water tower](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Elevated reservoir containing potable water.
repair shop ![click to hear : repair shop click to hear : repair shop](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Structure for repairing and maintaining locomotives and cars.
locomotive track ![click to hear : locomotive track click to hear : locomotive track](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Track that leads locomotives to the shop for maintenance.
receiving yard ![click to hear : receiving yard click to hear : receiving yard](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Set of tracks where arriving trains park and are unhitched from their locomotives.