Railroad Trivia
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What railroad features the company news magazine, "Thoroughbred Paces"?
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CSX
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Norfolk Southern
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Lamoille Valley
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Union Pacific
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What railroad dubbed itself "The Standard Railroad of the World"?
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Illinois Central
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Northern Pacific
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New York Central
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Correct Answer
A. Pennsylvania Railroad -
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What railroad did the Norfolk and Western swallow up in October 1964?
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New York, Ontario, And Western
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Wabash Railroad
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Baltimore And Ohio
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Pittsburgh And Ohio Valley
Correct Answer
A. Wabash Railroad -
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What railroad featured the passenger train "Twentieth Century Limited"?
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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New York Central
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Erie-Lackawanna
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Milwaukee Road
Correct Answer
A. New York Central -
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What railroad is known as the "J"?
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Juniata Terminal
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Jaxport Terminal Railway
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Elgin, Joliet, And Eastern
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Panhandle And Northern
Correct Answer
A. Elgin, Joliet, And Eastern -
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What does the railroad term "Join the Birdies" mean?
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Adding On A Cut Of Cars
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A Train Of Roadrailers
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Jump Off Locomotive Before A Crash
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Retiring Railroad Workers
Correct Answer
A. Jump Off Locomotive Before A Crash -
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What railroad featured as it's top speed passenger train, "The Broadway Limited"?
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Santa Fe
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New York Central
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Illinois Central
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Correct Answer
A. Pennsylvania Railroad -
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What railroad was dubbed "The Water Level Route"?
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Erie Railroad
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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New Jersey Central
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New York Central
Correct Answer
A. New York Central -
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In "The Rock Island Railroad", what were "Energy Saver" and "Pride of Armourdale"?
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Power Slug Locomotives
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Cabooses
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Large Hump Yards
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Rotory Snow Shovels
Correct Answer
A. Power Slug Locomotives -
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What railroad featured the passenger train, "Iroquois"?
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Santa Fe
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New York Central
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Alaska Railroad
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Frisco
Correct Answer
A. New York Central -
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What railroad ran a passenger train called the "Flying Crow"?
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Chicago And Northwestern
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Maine Central
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Kansas City Southern
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Frisco
Correct Answer
A. Kansas City Southern -
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What was the name of the first steam engine to pull a passenger train in England?
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Locomotion
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Londoner
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England
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Queen
Correct Answer
A. Locomotion -
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What was Casey Jones' train's final destination on the night of his famous crash?
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Canton, Mississippi
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Memphis, Tennessee
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Chicago, Illinois
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Louisville, Kentucky
Correct Answer
A. Canton, Mississippi -
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Where is the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad located?
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Virginia
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Kentucky
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Colorado
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Iowa
Correct Answer
A. Iowa -
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In which state is the Little River Railroad located?
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California
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Arkansas
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Indiana
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Massachusetts
Correct Answer
A. Indiana -
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