Chapter 226: The running track and no-engine tracks
Twenty yards of the running track and no-engine tracks
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 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 11 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 226 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 226.1 | 7 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 2 | Yard 226.2 | 9 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 3 | Yard 226.3 | 7 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 4 | Yard 226.4 | 9 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 226.5 | 4 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 6 | Yard 226.6 | 5 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Dover, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 7 | Yard 226.7 | 7 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 8 | Yard 226.8 | 7 | The outbound Boston, Erie, Erie, Erie, Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3. |
| 9 | Yard 226.9 | 6 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 10 | Yard 226.10 | 4 | Boston on 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 226.11 | 3 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Boston, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 12 | Yard 226.12 | 8 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Erie, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 13 | Yard 226.13 | 9 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 14 | Yard 226.14 | 9 | Albany on 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 226.15 | 9 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Erie, Boston, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 16 | Yard 226.16 | 9 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 226.17 | 11 | Albany on 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 18 | Yard 226.18 | 8 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Albany, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 19 | Yard 226.19 | 7 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 20 | Yard 226.20 | 11* | The outbound Concord, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
* A par marked with a star is the best known line for a yard too large to solve outright.
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