Chapter 76: Auto racks and doubled outbounds
Twenty yards of auto racks and doubled outbounds
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.
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 5 to 12 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 76 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 76.1 | 6 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Dover in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4, Concord on 5. |
| 2 | Yard 76.2 | 8 | Concord on 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 3 | Yard 76.3 | 6 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4, Erie on 5. |
| 4 | Yard 76.4 | 11* | The outbound Dover, Dover, Concord, Concord, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 76.5 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Boston, Erie, Boston, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4, Albany on 5. |
| 6 | Yard 76.6 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Dover, Dover, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 7 | Yard 76.7 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Boston, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4, Concord on 5. |
| 8 | Yard 76.8 | 8 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 9 | Yard 76.9 | 6 | The outbound Albany, Boston, Boston in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4, Erie on 5. |
| 10 | Yard 76.10 | 7 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 76.11 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4, Dover on 5. |
| 12 | Yard 76.12 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Concord, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 13 | Yard 76.13 | 9 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4, Dover on 5. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 14 | Yard 76.14 | 8 | Erie on 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 76.15 | 9 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Albany, Albany in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4, Concord on 5. |
| 16 | Yard 76.16 | 5 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 76.17 | 12 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Concord in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4, Dover on 5. |
| 18 | Yard 76.18 | 9 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 19 | Yard 76.19 | 10 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Albany, Albany, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4, Dover on 5. |
| 20 | Yard 76.20 | 10 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany, Albany, Albany in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4, Erie on 5. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
* A par marked with a star is the best known line for a yard too large to solve outright.
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