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{{Title|A Rail of One City}}
{{for2|the quest in the {{TOCU|Dilapidated Rail Yard}} content update|A Rail of One City (Dilapidated Rail Yard)}}
{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = A Rail of One City
|image =
|level = 5
|update = {{TOCU|Monorail}}
|requirements = {{ap|myPad|Tapped Out quest}}
|characters = [[Homer]], [[Lyle Lanley]], {{TOCG|Regular Characters}}, {{TOCG|Premium Characters}}, [[Lisa]]
|optional =
|previous =
|next = {{TOQP|Project Management: Metal|1}} {{TOQP|Rail Against the Machine|1}}
|event = yes
}}

'''A Rail of One City''' is an event-exclusive questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Monorail}} content update.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After starting the update|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|This town is filthy! We built all these dumpsters and garbage cans, but no way to empty them.}}
{{Tapped Out Apu Icon}}
{{TB|I used to lure in customer with the smell of hot dogs.}}
{{Tapped Out Apu Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|But the stench of week-old decaying meat… it just can't compete with the smell of all this trash.}}
{{Tapped Out Cletus Icon}}
{{TB|I used to be able to find my house on account of all the trash piled up in front of it. But now that's every house.}}
{{Tapped Out Cletus Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I got no idea which one is mine. I've been wandering around on the streets for weeks.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|We all have, Cletus.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|We need to build the town dump.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Good idea, sweetie. Is there room right next to Flanders' house?}}
{{THT|{{Task/Build|Build [[Springfield Dump]]|6 seconds}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Okay, we've got a place to put our trash. Now we just have to get it there.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|What about a garbage truck?}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|No. Even if we built one it wouldn't move. What we need are garbage men.}}
{{Tapped Out Quimby Icon}}
{{TB|According to the government roster that's, er-ah, you.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Me?}}
{{Tapped Out Quimby Icon}}
{{TB|Yes, you're the town's Sanitation Commissioner.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|I vaguely remember being that but didn't I lose that job, or give it back or something in the end?}}
{{Tapped Out Quimby Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|No, it ended with you destroying the whole town and us having to rebuild it.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Thoughtful}}
{{TB|That DOES sound familiar.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Homer Pick Up Trash|30 seconds|[[Springfield Dump]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Lyle Lanley's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lyle Lanley Icon}}
{{TB|Excuse me, good people! But have you ever thought about building a monorail in this town?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|We have and we did. You sold it to us and it bankrupted our town.}}
{{Tapped Out Lyle Lanley Icon}}
{{TB|Really? Well then, where is it?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Embarrassed}}
{{TB|Nowhere now. The town got destroyed and we had to rebuild it.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Twice now apparently!}}
{{Tapped Out Lyle Lanley Icon}}
{{TB|Well maybe I can convince you to buy another, with an elaborate song and dance!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|WooHoo}}
{{TB|Woo-hoo!}}
{{Tapped Out Quimby Icon}}
{{TB|Not so fast, Sanitation Commissioner. That dump still needs stuff dumped in it.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Woo-hoo.}}
{{Tapped Out Quimby Icon}}
{{TB|Everyone else, join us for the monorail musical! It looks like it might rain, though, so let's do it inside.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Lyle Lanley Put on a Musical Extravaganza|30 seconds|the [[Town Hall]] or a [[Brown House]]}} {{Task/JobMulti|Make Springfielders Join in the Musical Extravaganza|30 seconds|the [[Town Hall]] or a [[Brown House]]|3}} {{Task/Job|Make Homer Pick Up Trash|30 seconds|[[Springfield Dump]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|That was amazing! The songs, the choreography, all those celebrity cameos…}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|A hologram of Dr. Dre sang a duet with Dr. Dre!}}
{{Tapped Out Carl Icon}}
{{TB|Sorry you missed it, Homer. And anyone else who couldn't see inside Town Hall{{Explain|*|If the task took place at the Town Hall}}/Brown House{{Explain|*|If the task took place at a Brown House}}.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I stabbed my foot with the pointy stick while picking trash}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Quimby Icon}}
{{TB|It's decided. We'll raise the money to build a monorail!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Great, I can help fundraise! I'm really good at getting people to part with their money. Just ask Sky Finger.}}
{{Tapped Out Quimby Icon}}
{{TB|I suppose you COULD join us. Or…}}
{{THT|{{Task/JobMulti|Make Springfielders Raise Money for the Monorail|30 seconds|the [[Town Hall]] or a [[Brown House]]|3}} {{Task/Job|Make Homer Pick Up Trash|30 seconds|[[Springfield Dump]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}
{{TOQNext|Same as it Ever Was}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{TOQPrev|Same as it Ever Was}}
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|That's it! This cool monorail story is going on, with people appearing and disappearing, and all I'm doing is picking up trash!}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|If I have to pick up one more rivet-}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Wait, did you say rivet? Those were on the list of supplies we needed to build the monorail.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|I bet if we collected enough junk around town, we could get all the supplies we needed for the monorail.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|So you're saying that picking up trash is now important to the story?}}
{{Tapped Out Quimby Icon}}
{{TB|Yes, and you're the Sanitation Commissioner. Is there anything we can do in exchange for your help?}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Yes. Make me the monorail conductor.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|I'm tired of being a glorified garbage man. I want to be a glorified bus driver!}}
{{THT|{{Task|Gather Junk Around Springfield|150}} {{Task/Job|Make Homer Not Have To Pick Up Trash|30 seconds|[[Moe's Tavern]] or the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}
{{TOQNext|Train of Fools}}

=== Pt. 6 ===
{{TOQPrev|Train of Fools}}
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Now that we've got the materials for the monorail, we just need someone to oversee its construction.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Sarcastic}}
{{TB|Don't look at me. I've already got two jobs.}}
{{Tapped Out Professor Frink Icon}}
{{TB|Ahem-glaven… as the closest thing this town has to an engineer, I would be happy to--}}
{{Tapped Out Sebastian Cobb Icon}}
{{TB|Did someone call for an engineer?}}
{{Tapped Out Professor Frink Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|What? No! I'm the egghead around here. What kind of engineer even are you anyway?}}
{{Tapped Out Sebastian Cobb Icon}}
{{TB|A monorail construction engineer.}}
{{Tapped Out Professor Frink Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|{{*}}sigh* Hoyvin.}}
{{Tapped Out Sebastian Cobb Icon}}
{{TB|I can get your monorail operational. But first I'm going to need more finely-honed monorail parts.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Embarrassed}}
{{TB|Um… so far we've just been collecting junk.}}
{{Tapped Out Sebastian Cobb Icon}}
{{TB|That should work too.}}
{{TBT|'''Message'''}}
{{TB|Hand in resources at the Project Board and help Sebastian Cobb build the Monorail!}}
{{THT|{{Task|Place the [[Project Board]]}} {{Task|Complete Projects on the Project Board|3}}|colspan=2}}
{{TBT|'''Message'''}}
{{TB|Way to go! Remember to hand in Projects every day for huge bonus rewards!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 7 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 6|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon}}
{{TB|Hey guys, what if we sorted our trash first? It could really improve what we’re doing for the environment.}}
{{Tapped Out Helen Lovejoy Icon|Boo}}
{{TB|BOO!!!}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Mel Icon|Boo}}
{{TB|BOO!!!}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon|Boo}}
{{TB|BOO!!!}}
{{Tapped Out Sebastian Cobb Icon}}
{{TB|Hmm, the girl does have a point.}}
{{Tapped Out Sebastian Cobb Icon}}
{{TB|Separated-out metal could be quickly and easily manufactured into components. And that would save us money.}}
{{Tapped Out Helen Lovejoy Icon|Yay}}
{{TB|YAY!!!}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Mel Icon|Yay}}
{{TB|YAY!!!}}
{{Tapped Out Lenny Icon|Yay}}
{{TB|YAY!!!}}
{{Tapped Out Agnes Icon}}
{{TB|Now that's the kind of green this town can get behind!}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Whatever.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Build|Place the [[Metal Depot]]|6 seconds}} {{Task|Sort Through Junk to Find Metal|20}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 8 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|This recycling thing isn't so hard. Let's see… batteries are cans full of battery acid.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|And motor oil is pretty much just liquid plastic.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|And these glowing radioactive plutonium rods from the nuclear plant are… hmm, let's call them paper.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Shouting}}
{{TB|Dad! You can't put that stuff in the recycling. Or the trash, for that matter.}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon}}
{{TB|Then what I am supposed to do with it?}}
{{THT|{{Task|Dump Garbage on Friends|3}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

== Behind the Laughter ==
The quest name is a reference to the [[Charles Dickens]] novel ''{{W|A Tale of Two Cities}}''.

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 {{TB|Way to go! Remember to hand in Projects every day for huge bonus rewards!}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}

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 {{Tapped Out Lyle Lanley Icon}}
 {{TB|Well maybe I can convince you to buy another, with an elaborate song and dance!}}
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 {{TB|Woo-hoo!}}
 {{Tapped Out Quimby Icon}}