Yard Duty, Is a 2D National Freight Yard Simulation, Computer game, using satellite imagery with custom created track work overlayed on top of the image, to create a near realistic network of United States rail yards spanning the country. The game is designed to put the user in the roll of Yardmaster or "YM" in control of an existing rail yard in the U.S. The user can complete tasks such as sorting, loading/unloading, repairing, and mainline running, of trains over the virtual network. Yard Duty is dynamic in that the user can choose to run trains as they are in real life or fictional trains. Yard Duty is primarily based on a multiplayer feature where the user will upload his train to a predetermined FTP server so another user can download that train and move the train on to its destination(s). Yard Duty uses a for users to communicate and share and update files needed to run Yard Duty. Yard Duty's main website for instructions to download and install it are available at its main website: The site is currently undergoing a full makeover. Look for new and exciting features coming to a computer near you SOON!! Downloading Yard Duty
You must have an account on and be a member of the to download the files for Yard Duty, it is also possible to receive the files by other means, however, this is by far the preferred way of getting the latest files for Yard Duty. The list of required files to run Yard Duty is currently available at Installation
Many newcomers to Yard Duty have difficulty understanding the install process. Instructions are available at and will be made available here soon; Instruction here may be improved upon occasionally. Joining the and requesting help is another way to find help installing, or if you run into problems during the installation process.[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Yard Duty ]
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