Chapter 182: The running track and repair time
Twenty yards of the running track and repair time
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.
A repair job takes time: the car must stand at its service track for a set number of moves, and taking it away part way through starts the work over.
20 yards, pars from 4 to 19 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 182 draws on placard spacing, placards and auto racks, 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 182.1 | 10 | Dover on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 2 | Yard 182.2 | 4 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Dover, Concord on Track 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 3 | Yard 182.3 | 9 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 4 | Yard 182.4 | 5 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 182.5 | 15 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 6 | Yard 182.6 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Albany, Concord, Concord, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 7 | Yard 182.7 | 12 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 8 | Yard 182.8 | 7 | The outbound Boston, Dover, Dover, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 9 | Yard 182.9 | 12 | Erie on 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 10 | Yard 182.10 | 7 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 182.11 | 11 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Boston, Concord, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 12 | Yard 182.12 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 13 | Yard 182.13 | 12 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Boston, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 14 | Yard 182.14 | 7 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 182.15 | 12 | The outbound Concord, Dover, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 16 | Yard 182.16 | 10 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Erie, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 182.17 | 12 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 18 | Yard 182.18 | 9 | The outbound Erie, Albany, Erie, Albany, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 19 | Yard 182.19 | 11 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Erie, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
| 20 | Yard 182.20 | 19* | The outbound Albany, Albany, Albany, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a running track to the far lead, cars that need the shop first. |
* A par marked with a star is the best known line for a yard too large to solve outright.
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