Chapter 195: Repair time and auto racks
Twenty yards of repair time and auto racks
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.
An auto rack is two car lengths long and takes two slots on a track and two behind the engine, so every capacity becomes a length budget.
20 yards, pars from 5 to 12 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 195 draws on the hump, kicks and open slots, 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 195.1 | 8 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 2 | Yard 195.2 | 5 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 3 | Yard 195.3 | 9 | Erie on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 4 | Yard 195.4 | 7 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 5 | Yard 195.5 | 9 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 6 | Yard 195.6 | 9 | The outbound any car, Albany or Dover, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 7 | Yard 195.7 | 8 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 8 | Yard 195.8 | 7 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 9 | Yard 195.9 | 8 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 10 | Yard 195.10 | 5 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 195.11 | 11 | The outbound Boston, Erie, Boston, Erie, Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 12 | Yard 195.12 | 5 | The outbound Albany, any car, Albany on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 13 | Yard 195.13 | 8 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a hump yard, cars that need the shop first. |
| 14 | Yard 195.14 | 10 | Concord on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 195.15 | 9 | The outbound Concord, Dover, Concord, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 16 | Yard 195.16 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Erie, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 17 | Yard 195.17 | 12 | The outbound Erie, Albany, Albany, Albany or Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 18 | Yard 195.18 | 6 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Concord or Dover, Albany or Concord, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 19 | Yard 195.19 | 11 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 20 | Yard 195.20 | 12 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a hump yard, cars that need the shop first. |
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