Chapter 90: Outbounds and the wye
Twenty yards of outbounds and the wye
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.
A wye turns the whole cut in one move, reversing its order and the facing of every car. Some cars must stand facing the bumper at their destination.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 14 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 90 draws on yard orders, no-engine tracks and stub tracks, 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 90.1 | 3 | The outbound Dover, Concord, Concord, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead. |
| 2 | Yard 90.2 | 10 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for yard orders on the clock. |
| 3 | Yard 90.3 | 7 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead. |
| 4 | Yard 90.4 | 8 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 5 | Yard 90.5 | 6 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Concord, Concord, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead. |
| 6 | Yard 90.6 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Dover, Dover, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a stub behind another track. |
| 7 | Yard 90.7 | 7 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Concord, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead. |
| 8 | Yard 90.8 | 7 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for yard orders on the clock. |
| 9 | Yard 90.9 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead. |
| 10 | Yard 90.10 | 5 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 90.11 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Erie, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead. |
| 12 | Yard 90.12 | 6 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a stub behind another track. |
| 13 | Yard 90.13 | 14 | The outbound Dover, Albany, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead, yard orders on the clock. |
| 14 | Yard 90.14 | 5 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 90.15 | 5 | The outbound Erie, Dover, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead. |
| 16 | Yard 90.16 | 6 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard, a track closed to the engine. |
| 17 | Yard 90.17 | 12 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead, a stub behind another track. |
| 18 | Yard 90.18 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a stub behind another track. |
| 19 | Yard 90.19 | 4 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead. |
| 20 | Yard 90.20 | 9 | The outbound Dover, Boston, Dover, Dover, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a wye off the lead, yard orders on the clock. |
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