Chapter 172: Doubled outbounds and kicks
Twenty yards of doubled outbounds and kicks
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 flat yard with a kick budget: shove, let go, and route one or two cars as they roll, like a small hump that runs out.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 13 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 172 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 172.1 | 3 | The outbound Concord, Erie, Erie, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 2 | Yard 172.2 | 7 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 140 tons. |
| 3 | Yard 172.3 | 4 | The outbound Concord, Dover, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4, Albany on 5. Watch for 3 kicks allowed. |
| 4 | Yard 172.4 | 8 | Dover on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 5 | Yard 172.5 | 4 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Boston, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4, Erie on 5. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 6 | Yard 172.6 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 7 | Yard 172.7 | 6 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Erie, Albany, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4, Dover on 5. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 8 | Yard 172.8 | 6 | Dover on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 170 tons. |
| 9 | Yard 172.9 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Erie, Erie, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4, Dover on 5. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 10 | Yard 172.10 | 9 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 172.11 | 4 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Albany in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4, Erie on 5. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 12 | Yard 172.12 | 12 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 13 | Yard 172.13 | 13* | The outbound Erie, Boston, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4, Concord on 5. Watch for 1 kick allowed, an engine rated for 240 tons. |
| 14 | Yard 172.14 | 7 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 172.15 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4, Concord on 5. Watch for 3 kicks allowed. |
| 16 | Yard 172.16 | 10 | The outbound Boston, Erie, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 17 | Yard 172.17 | 10 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Concord, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4, Albany on 5. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, a helper on the far lead. |
| 18 | Yard 172.18 | 9 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 19 | Yard 172.19 | 9 | The outbound Boston, Dover, Dover, Dover, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4, Erie on 5. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 20 | Yard 172.20 | 10 | The outbound Concord, Dover, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4, Erie on 5. Watch for 3 kicks allowed, an engine rated for 130 tons. |
* A par marked with a star is the best known line for a yard too large to solve outright.
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