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Challenger No. 3985 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/20/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Given Coordinates Are FALSE!
 

 

To Solve For The True Location Of This Cache... Solve For The Answers Below!


Here is the location of the final:

( N 32° 37.ABC W 097° 10.DEF )

 

To solve for the coordinates you must answer the questions below... only the correct answers will get you the true coordinates of the final! notice the letters within the coordinates above... below there are questions that represent each letter... each question has possible answers to choose from. you are to take the number on the left side of the answer for that particular question and replace the letter in the coordinates above with the number for your answer.

 

A ) Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985 was designed by Union Pacific and built in ___ by the American Locomotive Company.

     ( 8 ) 1939

     ( 4 ) 1941

     ( 6 ) 1943

     ( 9 ) 1945

 

B ) No. 3985 last operated in regular train service in 1957 and was retired in ___ and stored in the roundhouse in Cheyenne, Wyoming, until 1975 when it was placed on display near the Cheyenne depot.

     ( 0 ) 1962

     ( 4 ) 1964

     ( 9 ) 1966

     ( 6 ) 1967

 

C )  No. 3985 originally burned coal and pulled a tender with a __-ton capacity.

     ( 9 ) 30

     ( 4 ) 32

     ( 3 ) 33

     ( 6 ) 36

 

D ) What is the ( Driving Wheel Diamiter ) on this locomotive?

     ( 5 ) 55 inches

     ( 7 ) 58 inches

     ( 3 ) 65 inches

     ( 1 ) 69 inches

 

E ) The top speed of No. 3985 is about __ miles an hour.

      ( 7 ) 65

      ( 5 ) 70

      ( 8 ) 75

      ( 0 ) 80

 

F ) What is the water compacity of No. 3985's tender?

      ( 7 ) 25,000 Gallons

      ( 2 ) 27,000 Gallons

      ( 4 ) 30,000 Gallons

      ( 0 ) 33,000 Gallons

 

Once all of the above is completed... get outdoors and go find that final!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

lbh znl jnag gb jrne tybirf gb teno gur pnpur... qhr gb gur snpg vgf uvqvat fcbg pna cbffvoyl yrnir lbh vgpul? cyrnfr fperj yvq onpx ba fahttyl naq abg fhcre gvtug.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)