Chapter 112: Outbounds and the shop
Twenty yards of outbounds and the shop
An outbound train must stand on its departure track in exactly the order the sign gives, ladder end first, so the order you shove cars in is the whole puzzle.
Cars carry cards: a bad-order car must stand on the RIP track, a load must cross the scale, a reefer must stop at the icing platform, before it counts at its destination.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 17 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 112 draws on placards, auto racks and timetables, with two breathers of plain sorting and extra cars. Difficulty runs as a sawtooth: runs of easy yards, a spike, a breather.
The yards
| # | Yard | Par | The job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yard 112.1 | 10 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Concord on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 2 | Yard 112.2 | 3 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 3 | Yard 112.3 | 9 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Dover, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 4 | Yard 112.4 | 5 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 112.5 | 12 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Concord, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 6 | Yard 112.6 | 9 | The outbound Erie, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 7 | Yard 112.7 | 13 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Boston, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 8 | Yard 112.8 | 9 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 9 | Yard 112.9 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 10 | Yard 112.10 | 6 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 112.11 | 9 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Boston, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 12 | Yard 112.12 | 5 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Concord, Boston, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 13 | Yard 112.13 | 17 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Albany, Concord, Albany on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 14 | Yard 112.14 | 5 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 112.15 | 11 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 16 | Yard 112.16 | 7 | The outbound Concord, Dover, Dover, Dover, Concord on Track 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 112.17 | 14 | The outbound Albany, Dover, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first, a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 112.18 | 10 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Erie, Concord on Track 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 19 | Yard 112.19 | 11 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Boston, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 20 | Yard 112.20 | 12 | The outbound Dover, Concord, Dover, Concord, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
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