Chapter 128: Doubled outbounds and the running track
Twenty yards of doubled outbounds and the running track
An outbound too long for one track leaves in two sections from two tracks. Where the train breaks between them is the player’s choice.
A running track loops to a far lead and far ladder, so open tracks can be worked from either end. One move takes the engine and its cut round the loop.
20 yards, pars from 5 to 18 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 128 draws on tonnage, the shop and the helper, 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 128.1 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Albany, Albany in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead. |
| 2 | Yard 128.2 | 7 | Dover on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 180 tons. |
| 3 | Yard 128.3 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4, Boston on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead. |
| 4 | Yard 128.4 | 10 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 5 | Yard 128.5 | 5 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Erie, Albany in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4, Boston on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead. |
| 6 | Yard 128.6 | 8 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Albany, Albany, Dover on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 7 | Yard 128.7 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Albany, Albany in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4, Dover on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead. |
| 8 | Yard 128.8 | 6 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 180 tons. |
| 9 | Yard 128.9 | 8 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Albany, Albany in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4, Boston on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead. |
| 10 | Yard 128.10 | 8 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 128.11 | 10 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Concord, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4, Dover on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead. |
| 12 | Yard 128.12 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Boston, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 13 | Yard 128.13 | 18* | The outbound Erie, Dover, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4, Albany on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead, an engine rated for 150 tons. |
| 14 | Yard 128.14 | 9 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 128.15 | 7 | The outbound Boston, Dover, Dover in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4, Erie on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead. |
| 16 | Yard 128.16 | 9 | The outbound Concord, Dover, Concord on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 17 | Yard 128.17 | 12* | The outbound Erie, Dover, Dover, Dover, Dover in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4, Albany on 5. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 18 | Yard 128.18 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Albany, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 19 | Yard 128.19 | 11* | The outbound Albany, Dover, Albany, Albany, Dover in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4, Concord on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead. |
| 20 | Yard 128.20 | 15* | The outbound Albany, Albany, Concord, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4, Boston on 5. Watch for a running track to the far lead, an engine rated for 190 tons. |
* A par marked with a star is the best known line for a yard too large to solve outright.
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