Chapter 65: No-engine tracks and the running track
Twenty yards of no-engine tracks and the running track
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.
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.
20 yards, pars from 4 to 13 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 65 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 65.1 | 5 | Boston on 1, Albany 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. |
| 2 | Yard 65.2 | 6 | Erie on 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 3 | Yard 65.3 | 4 | Erie on 1, Concord 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. |
| 4 | Yard 65.4 | 13 | The outbound Albany, Concord, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 65.5 | 7 | Dover on 1, Boston 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. |
| 6 | Yard 65.6 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Boston, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 7 | Yard 65.7 | 6 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 8 | Yard 65.8 | 4 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 9 | Yard 65.9 | 5 | Dover 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. |
| 10 | Yard 65.10 | 7 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 65.11 | 5 | The outbound Concord, Erie, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston 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 65.12 | 9 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Concord, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 13 | Yard 65.13 | 9 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a helper on the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 14 | Yard 65.14 | 8 | Dover on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 65.15 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Dover, Albany on Track 1, Boston 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. |
| 16 | Yard 65.16 | 10 | The outbound Erie, Dover, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 65.17 | 8 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a running track to the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
| 18 | Yard 65.18 | 5 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 19 | Yard 65.19 | 7 | The outbound Dover, Boston, Dover, Boston, Boston 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. |
| 20 | Yard 65.20 | 8 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a helper on the far lead, a track closed to the engine. |
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