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Take the Next Train - Stop 7 City Place - Dallas RED - LIGHT RAIL RED LINE: ©2003 DART. All rights reserved.

Here is a different cache idea. There are 8 different individual caches on the Red Line DART train Route from North Plano down to the West End. This one is a DECON Container and contains a mini-pen and a log book. These caches are easy to find IFF you decrypt and read the HINT!!! Otherwise, some of them could be a 3 or 4 difficulty.. IF you find the cache fast enough,you will be able to hop on the NEXT TRAIN to continue your quest for each successive cache. On the inside of the lid on each container is a letter as well. These letters correspond to a coordinate number for the MYSTERY CACHE. Write these letters down as you finish each cache. You may drive to these caches if you do not wish to take the DART rail, but I suggest the train. The small fee is well worth it and the family will enjoy it. Some of the rail stations DO NOT have parking! FARES: ADULTS 65 under $2.50 for a day pass CHILDREN 5-14 and SENIORS $1.00 for a day pass CHILDREN UNDER 5 FREE I started at the North end of the line and went South. You may start at any of the caches, but you will need them all to get the MYSTERY CACHE! NOTE: On a Weekend Train schedule, You will have 20 minutes between trains to find the cache. You should be able to find them in 10 minutes or less. Total time from the North Plano to the West End using the NEXT TRAIN scenario is 2 hours 45 minutes. If you plan it right, you can have lunch downtown at the West End. Return trip is 45 minutes. BEWARE OF MUGGLES When exiting the station take the escalator up and to the right to go to the WEST side of 75. Proceed South to hunt the cache. THIS ONE IS A DECON CONTAINER. SPECIAL THANKS TO 9KEY FOR AIDING IN THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE DOWNTOWN LEGS.

This cache was placed by a member of the Texas Geocaching Association.

Additional Hints (Decrypt) 

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)

Rkvg jrfg fvqr bs genpxf. Ybbx sbe n gerr jvgu n ubyr va vg.

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December 24, 2003 by Akulakat (293 found) Due to the fact that this cache keeps getting MUGGLED, I have rewritten the entire 'Take the Next Train' cache series to omit the last two stops. [view/edit this log on a separate page] [upload an image for this log]

December 5, 2003 by 9Key (9Key) (714 found) Sure enough, the cache is gone. I'm working on a new container and will place it this weekend. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

December 3, 2003 by CuHEAD (60 found) Couldn't locate. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

November 30, 2003 by Akulakat (293 found) I'll be checking on this cache in the next week or so. [view/edit this log on a separate page] [upload an image for this log]

November 30, 2003 by ShaneP and the GeoKids (shanep) (420 found) Found 1 through 6 with little or no problems. Geokids really loved the train. However, this one appears to be missing. According to the hint, coordinates and log reviews, we should have the right spot. However, only ants were found and NO cache and no clue for MYSTERY. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

November 21, 2003 by Orion928 (212 found) Cache! [view/edit this log on a separate page]

November 20, 2003 by thepadre (thepadre) (145 found) Well this is the last for today. Tommorrow I take the train to the West end. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

November 13, 2003 by OneOfEm (77 found) Mrs. 1 found this while on a business trip to Dallas. Really spooky - She did this one too late at night for the location/hiding place. TN, left bottle of beach, SL. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

November 10, 2003 by Pheonix (163 found) [What a long ride to find this one. Watch out for fire ants] Gunax tbbqarff sbe gur fgevat gvrq gb guvf bar be V jbhyq unir ybfg vg qbja gur gerr sbe fher. (decrypt) [view/edit this log on a separate page]

November 3, 2003 by Gr3nd3l (48 found) Very nice hide. Very cool idea for the placement. T/N L/N [view/edit this log on a separate page]

November 2, 2003 by Brighteye and EM13ob (brighteye) (330 found) Found today, TNLN. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

November 1, 2003 by sjpowell66 (121 found) Wow those are some really long escalators. I felt like I was coming up from the center of the earth. The kids loved it. Still made the 20 minute turn. That's 7 for 7. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 28, 2003 by GeoVamp (GeoVamp) (613 found) Found this cache on the 3rd day of my Cache Quest No.2~Great fun & Great day for caching.L/Halloween shuff & Glow-in-the-dark Vampire teeth~T/ TB and a find & some fun.Thanks for the GeoHunt. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 27, 2003 by BenThere (55 found) Thanks for cache. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 26, 2003 by whereintheheckami (85 found) Was just taging along with BenThere, he went right to it. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 26, 2003 by waypoint15 (352 found) There needs to be a hint on which side of the tracks to get off on. Like Sandbasking, I made the wrong choice. However, I managed to find it, and although this is suppose to be a log only cache, I dropped off Jane, the T/B. She needs to get out of town, so I put on on the train. S/L L/Jane T/B wp15 [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 25, 2003 by Onduli (307 found) Good thing I'm not afraid of heights..... almost done, can we eat now, I'm hungry.... [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 25, 2003 by sandbassking (396 found) Got off the train and naturally took the wrong escalator to the wrong side of the highway! After finally reriding those long escalators, found the cache hidden in a sort of Sandbassking style. Sandbassking & Queen [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 25, 2003 by Grimlock (345 found) On our way to conquer this cache the right way: via the TRAIN! Stop 7 - 11:40am. Wow, those escalators were looooong! [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 24, 2003 by trout_cacher (114 found) Arrived at Station - 14:18 Found Cache - 14:24 Departed Station - 14:38 S/L [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 23, 2003 by sodajerk (10 found) Some of the long escalators were not working. Took elevators instead of long stairs. [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 23, 2003 by dcolbyus (32 found) Found it with Nana [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 21, 2003 by pigfscker (garyschulte) (56 found) Suprisingly easy to find despite the original hiding place and method. I still haven't found #6 yet though... [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 21, 2003 by 9Key (9Key) (714 found) Cache container has been replaced with a camo'd decon container. It even has a mini-pen! Wheeee! [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 20, 2003 by Akulakat (293 found) Cache accidentally dropped into a Tree Abyss and is unrecoverable. A new one will be placed very soon Thanks   [This entry was edited by Akulakat on Monday, October 20, 2003 at 8:09:17 PM.] [view/edit this log on a separate page] [upload an image for this log]

October 19, 2003 by 9Key (9Key) (714 found) Yea! FTF at 11:50 pm. Didn't use a GPSr "a la Web-ling". I walked over from my apartment, 400+ feet away across 75 (I live in the yellow building on the SE corner or the intersection). Thanks for the nearby cache! [view/edit this log on a separate page]

October 19, 2003 by 9Key (9Key) (714 found) Here's a bit of minutia ~ the Dart escalator at this station is the longest in Dallas. Wheeee! [view/edit this log on a separate page]

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Last Updated: 10/30/2003 4:30:48 PM
Last Visit: 11/21/2003
Approved By: 9Key
Current Internet Time: 1/1/2004 @622.77