Who should you contact for Receiving Yard information?

• A. Jamaica storage yardmaster (yard 2) - channel 2
• B. Jamaica storage yardmaster (yard 3) - channel 3
• C. Jamaica station supervisor - channel 4
• D. Dispatcher on channel 1

Answer: (B)

The person who handles Receiving Yard information is the yardmaster responsible for that yard. They oversee yard operations, know the current status of tracks and inbound/outbound cars, and coordinate receiving activities. So for yard 3, the Jamaica storage yardmaster on channel 3 is the one with the up-to-date, accurate information you need.

The other contacts aren’t the best source for Receiving Yard details because they manage different scope or channels: a yardmaster for yard 2 would know yard 2 specifics, not yard 3; the station supervisor tends to handle station operations rather than yard receiving; and the dispatcher on channel 1 focuses on general train movements rather than the receiving yard’s specific status.