Jamaica Routing Flashcards
What tracks can you get to in Jamaica going east on mainline 3 without crossing over?
5D - 2 Station
What tracks can you get to in Jamaica going east on mainline 1 without crossing over?
2D - 5 Station
What tracks can you get to in Jamaica going east on mainline 3 and mainline 1?
5D - 9 Track
What tracks can you get to in Jamaica going east on mainline 2 and mainline 4?
2D - 9 Track
What tracks can you get to in Jamaica going east on mainline 2 without crossing over?
5 Station - 9 Track
What tracks can you get to in Jamaica going east on mainline 4 without crossing over?
7 Station - 9 Track
How many signals from Mainline 3,1,2,4 to Jamaica going east?
MLN 3 & MLN 1 - 4 signals to all tracks (5D-9)
5 signals to 1 station, 4 or 5 signals to 2 station
MLN 2 & MLN 4 - 3 signals to all tracks (2D-9)
4 signals to 1 station, 3 or 4 signals to 2 station
How many signals from Advance Yard to Jamaica station and what tracks can you get to?
3 signals to all tracks (2 low homes, 1 pos light)
7 Station - 9 Track
How many signals from Storage Yard to Jamaica station and what tracks can you get to?
2 signals to all tracks (2 low homes)
3 signals to 1 station, 2 or 3 signals to 2 station
0 Track - 5 Station
How many signals from Westbound Montauk to Jamaica station and what tracks can you get to?
2 signals to all tracks (2 low homes)
3 signals to 1 station, 2 or 3 signals to 2 station
0 Track - 5 Station
How many signals from 10 Extension to Jamaica station and what tracks can you get to?
1 signal to all tracks (1 low home)
7 Station - 9 Station
How many signals from Westbound Brooklyn Freight to Jamaica station and what tracks can you get to?
1 signal to 7 station - 9 track (1 pos light)
2 signals to 11 & 12 station (1 pos light, 1 colorlight LH)
7 Station - 12 Station
How many signals from Atlantic 3 to Jamaica station going east and what tracks can you get to?
1 signal to all tracks (1 low home)
2 signals to 1 station, 1 or 2 signals to 2 station
0 Track - 5 Station
How many signals from Atlantic 1 to Jamaica station going east and what tracks can you get to?
1 signal to all tracks (1 low home)
Cannot get the extra low home into 2 station
2 Station - 5 Station
How many signals from Atlantic 2 to Jamaica station going east and what tracks can you get to?
1 signal to all tracks (1 pedestal)
4 Station - 9 Station
Only ATL that can get to 6 Station
How many signals from Atlantic 4 to Jamaica station going east and what tracks can you get to?
1 signal to all tracks (1 colorlight LH)
11 Station and 12 Station
How many signals from Jay Layup to Jamaica station and what tracks can you get to?
1 signal to all tracks (1 colorlight LH)
5 Station - 9 Track
Can get to 6 Station
What tracks can get to 6 station going eastbound?
MLN 3,1,2,4 (via Van Wyck)
ATL 2
Jay Layup
What tracks have suspended signals in Jamaica?
Westbound 3: colorlight low home
Westbound 5 & 8: low home
Eastbound 1,4,6,7: low home
What tracks have a signal on a pole in Jamaica?
Eastbound 2 - colorlight low home
Westbound 7 - low home
Westbound 12 - colorlight low home
What tracks can you get to going west on mainline?
MLN 3: 5D - 4 Station
MLN 1,2,4: 5D - Johnson Avenue
What tracks can you get going west from the west layup?
5D - 4 Station
What tracks can you get going west from Montauk?
Montauk 1 and 2: 5D - Johnson Avenue
What tracks can you get to going west from Atlantic and how many signals?
Atlantic 1: 5D - 5 Station (1 pos light, 1 low home)
Atlantic 2: 5 Station - 9 Track (2 low homes)
What tracks will you always get an extra signal when leaving Jamaica?
Only westbound at 1 Station (2 colorlight LH)
0,2,3 MAY have another signal
How many signals from mainline 1 and montauk 1 to 5D-4 station going west?
3 or 4 depending on route
3: 2 pos light (103/MH) 1 low home (cluster)
4: 2 pos light (103/99) 1 colorlight LH (west layup) 1 low home (cluster)
What tracks can you get to going west out of D yard?
5D, 4D, 3D: Mainline 3 and 1
2D, 1D: Mainline 3,1,2,4
When going west out of 0 Track, where can you get to where you must take an extra signal?
Receiving Yard
LIRR secondary (westbound Montauk)
Atlantic 3
When going west out of 2 Station, when can you not get the extra low home?
When going to Atlantic 1
When going west out of 3 Station, when can you not get the extra colorlight LH?
You can always get the extra signal
What is special about 5 station going west out of Jamaica?
You can go north side through the cluster or south side through the Van Wyck
When going west to mainline 4 from 6 Station - 9 Track what is special about the Mail Dock?
If you accept the Van Wyck pos light, you can skip the signal at the Mail Dock.
When going east out of Jamaica from 5D-4 Station how many ways can you get to Mainline 1?
6 different routes (low home or colorlight LH) then via MLN 1, MTK 1 or West Layup
When going east out of Jamaica from 5D-4 Station how many ways can you get to Montauk 1?
4 different routes (low home or colorlight LH) then via MTK 1 or West Layup
