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Amtrak Puzzle

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Amtrak Puzzle
Posted by nanaimo73 on Sunday, June 26, 2005 9:42 AM
Amtak started on May 1, 1971. I came across the list of the 20 railroads that joined Amtrak and I thought I'd throw this on the forum to see who can list some of them WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP !
CRI&P, CSS&SB, D&RGW, Georgia, Reading and Southern are not on the list.
The first 10 or so should be pretty easy.
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Posted by passengerfan on Sunday, June 26, 2005 10:17 AM
PC=NYC-PRR-NYNH&H, BN= GN-NP-SP&S-CB&Q-C&S-FW&D, Milwauke Road, SP/T&NO, UP, MP/T&P, AT&SF, SCL, IC, GTW, GM&O, C&O/B&O, E-L, KCS, CV, L&N, N&W, NKP.
Thats all I can think of off the top of my head at 8:15 AM on the right coast. Maybe with a little more coffee and more aspirin can think of the rest.
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Posted by nanaimo73 on Sunday, June 26, 2005 10:29 AM
1-AT&SF
2-B&O
3-BN
4-CoG
5-C&O
6-C&NW
7-CMSP&P
8-D&H
9-GTW
10-GM&O
11-IC
12-L&N
13-MP
14-N&W
15-NWP
16-PC
17-RF&P
18-SCL
19-SP
20-UP
This is from page 53 of the June 1991 Trains
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Monday, June 27, 2005 10:55 AM
I have the following 19 roads:
1. ATSF
2. B&O
3. BN
4. CofG (Central of Georgia)
5. C&O
6. C&NW
7. D&H
8. GTW
9. GM&O
10. IC
11. L&N
12. MILW
13. MP
14. N&W
15. PC
16. RF&P
17. SCL
18. SP
19. UP
Non-joiners were: D&RGW, RI, Southern, Georgia RR, RDG, CSS&SB.
The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 27, 2005 11:02 AM
Lets see;
PC
SCL
NW
RF&P
FEC
ATSF
SP
BN
IC
CHESSIE
SR
IC
UP
MILW.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 13, 2005 11:44 AM
I can think of some. I think that B&M and CV still had NYC to Montreal trains. I am not sure if they quit before '71.
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Posted by wanswheel on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:18 AM
There was no NY-Montreal train via New England in 1971. The B&M, CV and New Haven jointly ran "The Montrealer" until 1966. It was restored by Amtrak in 1972 but nowadays it terminates at St. Albans and is called The Vermonter.


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