Online Switching Puzzle!

[Anonymous]

Hi

Just thought you might like to know that i have found an online switching puzzle at http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~ishmnn/java/trainpuzzle.html

Though it may be frustrating because i cannot solve it.Please do tell if you work it out.It does take a minute to load so be patient.

There is actually an even harder one that has i think 3 car on each locomotive!

Many thanks

Pavariangoo[:)]

[pike-62]

It can be done. It does take some creative thinking. I won't tell the secret yet and spoil it but it can be done without using the 0 5 0.



Dan Pikulski
www.DansResinCasting.com

[Green Bay Paddlers]

I gave up once I realized that I can't hook cars using the front of the engine. This one is a stumper....

[Anonymous]

please do give a hint and what do you mean by the 050?

[simon1966]

I did it......

Hint. You can fit 3 on the left beyond the siding, but not on the right

[Anonymous]

What do you mean?

[Anonymous]

Oh i am soooooooooooooooooooooo embarresed. I still dont know how to do it.[:(!]

[ksax73]

I did it.

The section between the sidings are key.

[SpaceMouse]

Sorry, guys this newbee got it. Takes a little thinking outside the box.

[scole100]

An 0-5-0 is another way of saying that you use your hand to lift and sort cars.

[Anonymous]

well that was easy, now give me a complex one.

Hint: the trains can be joined.

[IRONROOSTER]

That was fun, not too difficult. I won't give you a hint other than to play around with it. See what you can do first without worrying about how to solve the puzzle.
Enjoy
Paul

[Anonymous]

Neat little puzzle.

[Anonymous]

Nice puzzle, very do-able. Simon's hint seems to have been in error on my browser, both sides are exactly the same.

Wayne

[randybc2003]

Think "saw-by" and "shuffle" [:D][:D][:D]

[trainboyH16-44]

I'm so confused![:(] Please somebody e-mail me the answer!
Trainboy

[Anonymous]

Here's the link to the same puzzle with three cars each:
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~ishmnn/java/trainpuzzle2.html

Wayne

[SpaceMouse]

Same solution--couple more moves.

[tstage]

For those of you who are still struggling with it, here's a hint: Start by disconnecting one of the locomotives and parking it in the opposite siding.

Tom

[Anonymous]

got it in about two minutes. Sorry: no hints here.

[medic_149]

very cool puzzle. Gives some insight to switching thoughts long before building a switching yard. Makes you think seriously about planning ahead when building a switching spur..medic

[darkstar974]

I got it done in about three minutes pretty cool puzzle

Dark

[Anonymous]

pretty easy...

[Anonymous]

Hi

After 2 nights i finnally got it.

Now to work on the puzzle with 3 cars.

Many thanks

kristian

[:)].....woops I mean Pavariangoo!

[soumodeler]

I got it in about three minutes too.

soumodeler
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The Southern Serves the South!
http://www.trainweb.org/mgr

[cmurray]

My son, 23, and daughter, 21, neither of whom is a model railroader, both solved it in about 3 minutes! [(-D] [(-D] [(-D]

I don't mean to gloat; I just think it's humorous!

[Anonymous]

I still cannot work it out (The puzzle with the 3 cars)

[V]


I solved the puzzle with 2 cars[8D]

Pavariangoo

[Anonymous]

Thanx for the hints, after stumbling for ten minutes I feel kinda dumb...

[doanster]

***SPOILER ALERT*** (don't read if u dont want the answer)

of course i won't give away the solution...
but what i did was park the yellow loco on the left track (not siding) and got the blue loco on the right hand side. then its just a matter of doing the same thing several times one by one to couple the yellow cars to the yellow loco and repeating with the blue loco :D :D

[Anonymous]

Very nice!

Actually, I ran into this because I am looking to built just such a puzzle. Google can be quite handy.

Well, it took me a little more than 5 minutes. :(

Oh, and no hints from me either! :)