Chapter 21: No-engine tracks
Twenty yards of no-engine tracks
A track behind a derail is closed to the locomotive. Cars can only be kicked or humped into it and never pulled back out, so each one has to arrive in order.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 8 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 21 draws on the helper, placard spacing and placards, 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 21.1 | 5 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 2 | Yard 21.2 | 8 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 3 | Yard 21.3 | 3 | Dover on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 4 | Yard 21.4 | 4 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Albany, Albany, Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2. |
| 5 | Yard 21.5 | 5 | Erie on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 6 | Yard 21.6 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3. |
| 7 | Yard 21.7 | 4 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 8 | Yard 21.8 | 8 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 9 | Yard 21.9 | 3 | Erie on 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 10 | Yard 21.10 | 7 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 21.11 | 4 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Boston, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 12 | Yard 21.12 | 5 | The outbound Boston, Dover, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2. |
| 13 | Yard 21.13 | 5 | Dover on 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a helper on the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 14 | Yard 21.14 | 6 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 21.15 | 4 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 16 | Yard 21.16 | 7 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany, Boston, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2. |
| 17 | Yard 21.17 | 7 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 18 | Yard 21.18 | 6 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Albany, Dover, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2. |
| 19 | Yard 21.19 | 4 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Albany, Boston, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 20 | Yard 21.20 | 5 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a helper on the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
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