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MKT Items In Waxahachie Multi-Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

I bring to yall a series of railroad related caches... this one of course being located within Waxahachie Texas.


Let me start by saying... yes i know i already have a MKT multi in waxahachie... but i had realized in the first multi... i had forgotten to add some other MKT items, places that tottaly slipped my mind the first time around... so with all that said... i bring to you this ( 2.0 ) version i guess you would say?... and yeah... just keep in mind... when all is said and done you will have earned a well deserved smiley... plus there are a few other caches to find as well as you complete this multi! :)

 

Here are the coordinates for the final

( N 32° __.5_7 W 096° 5_.___ )

 

At stage one... you will come upon a wooden/ steel truss bridge that once served the MKT railroad that once ran through this area... on the bridge ( steel section ) on the southeast corner i belive.. is a plaque that says this:

 

American Bridge

Company

U.S.A.      ____

 

Here are the answers you may choose from:

1932 ( 29 )

1918 ( 56 )

1926 ( 22 )

1922 ( 34 )

 

once you have found you answer to the plague... take the 2 numbers on the right side of your answer and place them into the first 2 blanks in the coordinates above.

 

Okay on to stage 2! at stage 2 is a former Illinois Central caboose... which is now painted in MKT colors... i was sad to find out this caboose was not a pure MKT... but ohwell... in my opinion its still a caboose and its still awesome!

 

The info you are looking for here... you can find on the coupling on the west side!... you are looking for a 2 digit number... you will get to looking and see this ( E__CHT )... once you have found the 2 digits place the first in the 3rd blank in the coordinates and the 2nd digit in the 4th blank in the coordinates.

 

Okay on to stage 3! at stage 3 will be a couple of old items.. such as a ( luggage cart, freight mover... other wise known as a dolly ) each of these items has a plaque on them... first make a note of the year the ( luggage cart ) was donated to the city of waxahachie... i will give answers below... ok now for the ( freight mover )... make a note of the city, state spoken on the plaque of the freight mover... answers are below

 

Luggage Cart:

2011 ( 4 )

2000 ( 9 )

2013 ( 6 )

 

Freight Mover ( Dolly ):

Austin, Texas ( 2 )

Forney, Texas ( 9 )

Katy, Texas ( 7 )

 

once you have your answers... take the digits on the right side of the answers and place them in the 5th, 6th blanks in the coordinates.

 

Okay on to stage 4... yes i have you standing in the parking lot... there is a reason for it... look at the MKT depot... up above on the building are tips... in my opinion they look like little hot air balloons? ( you may be able to see what i mean within the photos on the cache page )... walk around the whole depot and count all of them... and then ( ADD 2 ) to your total... and your answer will go in the 7th blank in the coordinates!

 

 

 

Congrats To flanji On FTF! :)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

svany fubhyq or rnfl gb frr bapr ng tm.. V jvyy nqq n cubgb va beqre gb uryc lbh fcbg vg

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)