Skip to content

Abandoned Railroads 103: Railroad puzzle cache Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

FJ40thom: giving it up

More
Hidden : 5/10/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


DON'T GO TO THE COORDINATES LISTED HERE. THERE IS NOTHING THERE, YOU HAVE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE TO FIND THE CACHE.

Here is a different type of Abandoned Railroad cache. The physical location never saw a railroad track, but you can hear trains from here. You will have to solve the following puzzle to get the final coordinates.

Final is at N38 A.BCD W084 33.EFG

A- TOTAL number of wheels (add them together) on a Mountain type steam locomotive, not counting the tender

B- number of wheels on a bobber caboose MINUS 1

C- number of conductors on a freight train

D- number of drive wheels on a Mogul type steam locomotive

E- number of drivers on N&W 611 steam locomotive

F- number of wheels on a modern boxcar MINUS 3

G- length of Cascade Tunnel in miles MINUS 4.8

A+B+C+D+E+F+G=40 and A is a 2 digit number

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

CHMMYR- Tbbtyr gur JULGR flfgrz sbe ybpbzbgvir pynffvsvpngvbaf naq A&J 611 Pnpurf- frpbaq fueho jrfg bs gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)