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1.

What U.S. railroad owns the Panama Canal Railroad?
- A.
  
  New Orleans Public Belt Railway
- B.
  
  Kansas City Southern
- C.
  
  Norfolk Southern
- D.
  
  Csx
2.

What railroad was first to use a "train radio"?
- A.
  
  New York Central
- B.
  
  Chicago, Burlington, And Quincy
- C.
  
  Buffalo And Niagara Falls Railroad
- D.
  
  Maryland And Pennsylvania
3.

What U.S. Railroad was first to use a printing telegraph?
- A.
  
  Michigan Central
- B.
  
  Chicago, Burlington, And Quincy
- C.
  
  Soo Line
- D.
  
  Vermont Railway
4.

What railroad man became known as the "Empire Builder"?
- A.
  
  James Hill
- B.
  
  Jay Gould
- C.
  
  Henry Villard
- D.
  
  John Murray Forbes
5.

Who created the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway?
- A.
  
  Jay Gould
- B.
  
  Cyrus Holliday
- C.
  
  John Forbes
- D.
  
  Henry Villard
6.

What railroad gives out it's yearly "Hammond Award"?
- A.
  
  Union Pacific
- B.
  
  Norfolk Southern
- C.
  
  Canadian Pacific
- D.
  
  CSX
7.

What Railroad item is located at Winnemucca, Nevada?
- A.
  
  Place Where The Golden Spike Completed The Transcontinental Railroad
- B.
  
  Graveyard For Chinese Railroad Workers
- C.
  
  Site Of The Worst Crash In The History Of Amtrac
- D.
  
  Longest Railroad Tunnel West Of The Mississippi River
8.

How were the Autremont Brothers involved in railroading?
- A.
  
  Crooks Who Attempted A Train Robbery In Oregon That Resulted In Death For The Crew
- B.
  
  Recruiters Who Went To China To Hire Workers For The Construction Of The Transcontinental Railroad
- C.
  
  Inventors Of The Electric Block System Of Train Navigation
- D.
  
  Financial Backers Of The Central Pacific Railway
9.

What railroad did the engines "Erie" and "Champlain" work for?
- A.
  
  Baltimore And Ohio
- B.
  
  Chesapeake And Ohio
- C.
  
  New Jersey Central
- D.
  
  Delaware And Hudson
10.

Which U.S. President signed the Staggers Act?
- A.
  
  Gerald Ford
- B.
  
  Jimmy Carter
- C.
  
  Richard Nixon
- D.
  
  U.S. Grant
11.

Who founded the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad?
- A.
  
  Henry Dreyfuss
- B.
  
  Greville Dodge
- C.
  
  William Palmer
- D.
  
  Arthur Stilwell
12.

What was the name of the first Pullman Dining Car?
- A.
  
  Comfort
- B.
  
  Chicago
- C.
  
  Delmonico
- D.
  
  Pullman
13.

What was the Lehigh Valley Railroad's wholly owned community?
- A.
  
  Woodhull, New York
- B.
  
  Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania
- C.
  
  Eldred, New Jersey
- D.
  
  Delano, Pennsylvania
14.

What railroad had the first iron railroad bridge in America?
- A.
  
  New York Central
- B.
  
  Camden And Amboy
- C.
  
  Baltimore And Ohio
- D.
  
  Reading Railroad
15.

What state did the "Chatsworth Wreck" occur in?
- A.
  
  Illinois
- B.
  
  New Jersey
- C.
  
  Pennsylvania
- D.
  
  New York

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