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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    What railroad used the car "The Golden Peacock"?

    • A.

      Santa Fe

    • B.

      Minneapolis And Duluth

    • C.

      Illinois Central

    • D.

      Toledo, Peoria, And Western

    Correct Answer
    A. Santa Fe
  • 2. 

    In railroading, who are David, Citizen X, and Topper?

    • A.

      Railroad Ferries Used By The Minnesota, Duluth, And Western Railroad

    • B.

      Stations Built On The Transcontinental Railroad

    • C.

      Early Steam Locomotives On The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad

    • D.

      Symbol Thoroughbreds For The Norfolk-Southern Railroad

    Correct Answer
    D. Symbol Thoroughbreds For The Norfolk-Southern Railroad
  • 3. 

    What was the name of Boston and Maine Railroad's first railroad locomotive?

    • A.

      Coastline

    • B.

      Andover

    • C.

      Portland

    • D.

      Patriot

    Correct Answer
    B. Andover
  • 4. 

    What railroad called itself, "Greatest Anthracite Carrier"?

    • A.

      Pennsylvania Railroad

    • B.

      Rio Grande Railroad

    • C.

      Bangor And Aroostock Railroad

    • D.

      Reading Railroad

    Correct Answer
    D. Reading Railroad
  • 5. 

    What railroad was first to have mail cars?

    • A.

      Baltimore And Ohio Rr

    • B.

      Bangor And Aroostock Railway

    • C.

      New York Central Rr

    • D.

      Hannibal And St. Joseph Railroad

    Correct Answer
    D. Hannibal And St. JosepH Railroad
  • 6. 

    What railroad carried the nickname, "Heart of America"?

    • A.

      Toledo, Peoria, And Western

    • B.

      Illinois Central

    • C.

      Wabash

    • D.

      Rock Island

    Correct Answer
    C. Wabash
  • 7. 

    What railroad owned the business car, "Prarie Marksman"?

    • A.

      Toledo, Peoria, And Western

    • B.

      Northern Pacific

    • C.

      Illinois Central

    • D.

      Wabash

    Correct Answer
    A. Toledo, Peoria, And Western
  • 8. 

    What railroad featured the passenger train, "Kate Shelley"?

    • A.

      Chicago And Northwestern

    • B.

      Central Of Georgia

    • C.

      Santa Fe

    • D.

      Union Pacific

    Correct Answer
    A. Chicago And Northwestern
  • 9. 

    What was "Ivan the Terrible" within the Rock Island Railroad?

    • A.

      Longest Tunnel On The Rock Island Railroad

    • B.

      Name For Imposing Railroad Bridge Over The Mississippi River

    • C.

      A Named Diesel Locomotive

    • D.

      Small Railroad Station In Kansas

    Correct Answer
    C. A Named Diesel Locomotive
  • 10. 

    What was the first Class I railroad to suffer bankruptcy during the Great Depression?

    • A.

      Pennsylvania Railroad

    • B.

      Wabash Railroad

    • C.

      Rock Island Railroad

    • D.

      New York Central Railroad

    Correct Answer
    B. Wabash Railroad
  • 11. 

    What railroad used the slogan "Follow That Flag"?

    • A.

      Milwaukee Road

    • B.

      Rio Grande And Western

    • C.

      Wabash Railroad

    • D.

      Kansas City Southern

    Correct Answer
    C. Wabash Railroad
  • 12. 

    What railroad featured the radio program "400 Hour"?

    • A.

      Southern Pacific

    • B.

      Chicago And Northwestern

    • C.

      Burlington Northern

    • D.

      Louisville And Nashville

    Correct Answer
    B. Chicago And Northwestern
  • 13. 

    What railroad ran a passenger train called "The Zipper"?

    • A.

      Rock Island

    • B.

      Burlington Route

    • C.

      Chicago And Eastern Illinois

    • D.

      Pennsylvania Railroad

    Correct Answer
    C. Chicago And Eastern Illinois
  • 14. 

    What railroad ran the passenger train called the "Tippecanoe"?

    • A.

      Wabash

    • B.

      Monon

    • C.

      Rock Island

    • D.

      Illinois Central

    Correct Answer
    B. Monon
  • 15. 

    What railroad featured a passenger train called the "Will Rogers"?

    • A.

      New York Central

    • B.

      Frisco

    • C.

      Baltimore And Ohio

    • D.

      Kansas City Southern

    Correct Answer
    B. Frisco

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