Featured Puzzle: Train Tracks #1
In 2008, Amtrak wanted to raise awareness about the history and benefits of rail travel. They declared National Train Day to fall on the Saturday closest to May 10th each year. May 10th is the anniversary of the pounding of the Golden Spike in Provost, Utah, which completed the first transcontinental railroad. Amtrak discontinued their endorsement of the holiday in 2015, but rail fans continue to celebrate.
In a Train Tracks puzzle, you must connect the two stations with a single rail route, including all the given tracks.
- Tracks either travel straight through a cell or turn 90 degrees.
- Givens may include cells with tracks or crossings with unknown cell directions on either side.
- Numbers outside the grid indicate how many cells in that row or column contain tracks.
- The rail route may not cross or intersect itself.
Look for a future Train Tracks Solving Guide.
Unfortunately, the online solver doesn’t support this puzzle.
The completed route. I hope you enjoyed the ride!
