The cars are classified and grouped or blocked according to
their destination or content. Outbound trains are made up from the
cuts of cars by switching them to designated tracks in the departure
yard. Crews must keep in mind the grouping principle that cars for
the first setoff point should be placed directly behind the
locomotive, cars for the next setoff behind those, and so on.
The next chapter discusses yard personnel and their work.
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