Quiz On Railroad
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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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