  The following geometric vehicle scheduling problem has been considered: given
continuous curves $f_1, \ldots, f_n : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^2$,
find non-negative delays $t_1, \ldots, t_n$ minimizing $\max \{ t_1, \ldots,
t_n \}$ such that, for every distinct $i$ {and $j$} and every time $t$, $| f_j
(t - t_j) - f_i (t - t_i) | > \ell$, where~$\ell$ is a given safety distance.
We study a variant of this problem where we consider trains (rods) of fixed
length $\ell$ that move at constant speed and sets of train lines (tracks),
each of which consisting of an axis-parallel line-segment with endpoints in the
integer lattice $\mathbb{Z}^d$ and of a direction of movement (towards $\infty$
{or $- \infty$}). We are interested in upper bounds on the maximum delay we
need to introduce on any line to avoid collisions, but more specifically on
universal upper bounds that apply no matter the set of train lines. We show
small universal constant upper bounds for $d = 2$ and any given $\ell$ and also
for $d = 3$ and $\ell = 1$. Through clique searching, we are also able to show
that several of these upper bounds are tight.
