Chapter 244: Outbounds and doubled outbounds
Twenty yards of outbounds and doubled outbounds
An outbound train must stand on its departure track in exactly the order the sign gives, ladder end first, so the order you shove cars in is the whole puzzle.
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.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 13 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 244 draws on placards, auto racks and timetables, 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 244.1 | 6 | The outbound Concord, Erie, Erie, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 2 | Yard 244.2 | 9 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 3 | Yard 244.3 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4, Erie on 5. |
| 4 | Yard 244.4 | 3 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 244.5 | 7 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4, Erie on 5. |
| 6 | Yard 244.6 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Dover, Dover, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 7 | Yard 244.7 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Erie, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4, Dover on 5. |
| 8 | Yard 244.8 | 6 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 9 | Yard 244.9 | 10 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Boston, Dover, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4, Concord on 5. |
| 10 | Yard 244.10 | 3 | Erie on 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 244.11 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Erie, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4, Dover on 5. |
| 12 | Yard 244.12 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 13 | Yard 244.13 | 13 | The outbound Boston, Dover, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4, Erie on 5. |
| 14 | Yard 244.14 | 5 | Boston on 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 244.15 | 10 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Dover, Dover in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4, Albany on 5. |
| 16 | Yard 244.16 | 9 | The outbound Erie, Albany, Albany, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 244.17 | 9 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4, Albany on 5. Watch for a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 244.18 | 5 | The outbound Albany, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 19 | Yard 244.19 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Boston, Albany, Albany in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4, Concord on 5. |
| 20 | Yard 244.20 | 11 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany, Boston, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4, Dover on 5. |
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