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    What railroad used "Spans the World" as one of its slogans?

    • New York Central
    • The Milwaukee Road
    • Canadian Pacific
    • Union Pacific
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  • 2. 

    Which of these railroads used as its slogan "Better by a Dam Site"?

    • Alaska Railroad

    • Wisconsin Central Railroad

    • Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad

    • Huntsville And Madison County Railroad

    Correct Answer
    A. Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
  • 3. 

    What railroad used the slogan, "The Grand Canyon Line"?

    • Santa Fe

    • Southern Pacific

    • Union Pacific

    • Western Pacific

    Correct Answer
    A. Santa Fe
  • 4. 

    What railroad used "Quality in Motion" as a slogan?

    • Csx

    • Illinois Central

    • Penn Central

    • Norfolk Southern

    Correct Answer
    A. Csx
  • 5. 

    What railroad used, "The Corn Belt Route" as its slogan?

    • Chicago Great Western

    • Toledo, Peoria, And Western

    • Rock Island

    • Illinois Terminal

    Correct Answer
    A. Chicago Great Western
  • 6. 

    What passenger train is a setting in the 1947 movie "The Hucksters"?

    • Pennsylvania's Broadway Limited

    • Santa Fe's Super Chief

    • Union Pacific's Portland Rose

    • MKT's Texas Special

    Correct Answer
    A. Santa Fe's Super Chief
  • 7. 

    What railroad used the slogan "The Balloon Route"?

    • Los Angeles Pacific Railroad

    • Copper Range Railroad

    • Northern Pacific

    • El Paso And Northeastern Railway

    Correct Answer
    A. Los Angeles Pacific Railroad
  • 8. 

    What railroad featured the passenger train "Meteor"?

    • Frisco

    • Maine Central

    • Rio Grande

    • Rock Island

    Correct Answer
    A. Frisco
  • 9. 

    What railroad featured the passenger train "Black Gold"?

    • Union Pacific Rr

    • Lehigh Valley Rr

    • Frisco Rr

    • Pennsylvania Rr

    Correct Answer
    A. Frisco Rr
  • 10. 

    What railroad featured the passenger train "Tuscarora"?

    • New York Central

    • Kansas City Southern

    • Northern Pacific

    • Florida East Coast

    Correct Answer
    A. New York Central
  • 11. 

    What railroad used "The Lumber Line" as its slogan?

    • Spokane, Portland, And Seattle Railroad

    • Bainbridge Northern Railway

    • Tennessee Central Railroad

    • Wisconsin Central Railroad

    Correct Answer
    A. Bainbridge Northern Railway
  • 12. 

    What railroad featured the passenger train "Paul Revere"?

    • New York Central

    • Louisville And Nashville

    • Baltimore And Ohio

    • Boston And Maine

    Correct Answer
    A. New York Central
  • 13. 

    What railroad ran the "Spud Specials"?

    • Western Pacific

    • Santa Fe

    • Maine Central

    • Northern Pacific

    Correct Answer
    A. Santa Fe

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