RailCommand Yardmaster and Crew Coordination
Yardmaster and crew workflows connect RailCommand operating sessions with the cars, crews, yards, staging tracks, switchlists, and dispatcher authority needed to run a session smoothly.
Yardmaster Responsibilities
Use Yardmaster and crew workflows to:
- Review inbound, outbound, and yard work.
- Assign work to crews.
- Coordinate car-card, switchlist, cargo, and staging tasks.
- Keep the dispatcher informed when a yard move affects mainline authority.
- Resolve changed or incomplete work assignments before crews move cars.
Before Assigning Work
- Confirm the correct layout and session are active.
- Review Ops Readiness warnings related to cars, crews, staging, and routes.
- Confirm the cars and industries in the switchlist exist in the current layout.
- Check whether the dispatcher must authorize any route or mainline movement.
- Communicate the work to the assigned crew.
During Yard Work
- Keep one source of truth for each car location.
- Mark pickups and setouts when they are completed.
- Tell the dispatcher before a yard move enters controlled track.
- Stop and reconcile if a car is missing, misrouted, or already assigned to another crew.
Related Pages
- Yardmaster:
/app/railcommand/layouts/{LayoutId}/yardmaster - Crew Management:
/app/railcommand/crew - Car cards:
/app/railcommand/car-cards - Car tracking:
/app/railcommand/layouts/{LayoutId}/car-tracking - Cargo:
/app/railcommand/layouts/{LayoutId}/cargo - Staging yards:
/app/railcommand/layouts/{LayoutId}/staging-yards - Operating sessions:
/app/railcommand/operating-sessions