I am enjoying the 20 Question format very much but may I make a suggestion...When setting up the question the first several questions are geographical. So why not get rid of the first several (predictable) questions right off the bat with, the fact that it is east/west or whatever and is located east or west of the Mississippi. Those questions are always asked so why not make it a full 20 questions instead of 18?
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KCSfan al-in-chgo Mark, did the train operate (in whole or in part) over one or more predecessor railroads to today's Norfolk Southern? - a.s. (5) Yes Mark
al-in-chgo Mark, did the train operate (in whole or in part) over one or more predecessor railroads to today's Norfolk Southern? - a.s.
Mark, did the train operate (in whole or in part) over one or more predecessor railroads to today's Norfolk Southern? - a.s.
(5) Yes
Mark
Al,
I just realized that my answer to this question might midlead you and others. I'll qualify my answer by saying that the small portion of this trains former route that remains in service today is a part of the Norfolk Southern.
al-in-chgo Did any part of the train's normal run take place under catenary or next to third-rail, regardless of whether the motive power for the train was steam, diesel, electric, some hybrid, or different types of motive power for different stretches of its run?
Did any part of the train's normal run take place under catenary or next to third-rail, regardless of whether the motive power for the train was steam, diesel, electric, some hybrid, or different types of motive power for different stretches of its run?
(7) No
passengerfan Mark Was the train streamlined? Al
Was the train streamlined?
Al
(6) No
Deggesty Mark, did the train run in the South (south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers)?
Mark, did the train run in the South (south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers)?
(5) No
passengerfan Was one of the terminal cities Detroit?
Was one of the terminal cities Detroit?
(4) No
Johnny
wanswheelJohnny, I hope to learn what city on the NC&StL map the sleepers were set out for.
Mike, Chattanooga was the set-out city.
Going from Atlanta, the train crossed Tennessee five times, Georgia four times, and Alabama once; with the exception of the west end of the Alabama crossing, all of these were close to Chattanooga. Even now, I-24 dips down into Georgia on its way from Nashville to Chattanooga.
wanswheel Mark, is the route more than 500 miles?
Mark, is the route more than 500 miles?
(3) No
passengerfan Did the train operate in a North-South direction?
Did the train operate in a North-South direction?
(2) Yes
Johnny, I hope to learn what city on the NC&StL map the sleepers were set out for.
http://railga.com/ncsl95map.html
Mike
passengerfan Did the train operate east of the Mississippi River?
Did the train operate east of the Mississippi River?
(1) Yes
KCSfan Deggesty I thought of throwing an oddity of its line in--in its course, the train crossed one state five times, a second state four times, and a third state once, all in less than about fifty miles. Would this have made it easier, or would it have made it more difficult? Johnny That would have made it more difficult for me. Because it is only 134 rail miles between Atlanta and Chattanooga, I had a hard time imagining there would be a sleeper running only between the two cities. The same is true of the Chattanooga - Nashville route which is only 152 miles in length. On to the next one. You have 20 questions to identify the train I have in mind, the end points of its route and the RR(s) over which it ran. Mark
Deggesty I thought of throwing an oddity of its line in--in its course, the train crossed one state five times, a second state four times, and a third state once, all in less than about fifty miles. Would this have made it easier, or would it have made it more difficult? Johnny
I thought of throwing an oddity of its line in--in its course, the train crossed one state five times, a second state four times, and a third state once, all in less than about fifty miles. Would this have made it easier, or would it have made it more difficult?
That would have made it more difficult for me. Because it is only 134 rail miles between Atlanta and Chattanooga, I had a hard time imagining there would be a sleeper running only between the two cities. The same is true of the Chattanooga - Nashville route which is only 152 miles in length.
On to the next one. You have 20 questions to identify the train I have in mind, the end points of its route and the RR(s) over which it ran.
KCSfan Johnny, I'm going to take a stab at identifying the train. NC&StL No's. 3 & 4 running between Nashville and Atlanta. The leased RR over which it ran was the State of Georgia owned Western & Atlantic between Chattanooga and Atlanta. Mark P.S.I can't find any record of setout sleepers at Chattanooga so I'm just guessing that they ran at an earlier time than any of the OG's which I have to reference.
Johnny, I'm going to take a stab at identifying the train. NC&StL No's. 3 & 4 running between Nashville and Atlanta. The leased RR over which it ran was the State of Georgia owned Western & Atlantic between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
P.S.I can't find any record of setout sleepers at Chattanooga so I'm just guessing that they ran at an earlier time than any of the OG's which I have to reference.
In 1893, the train had a through sleeper between St. Louis and Atlanta, and carried the name Quickstep.
Re: "#7 Yes. Come on, somebody make a wrong guess.
Johnny"
No WAG from me, Johnny, not this time. My recent ones have been poor, as you know.
wanswheel Is Atlanta the name of any locality mentioned thus far (an end point, a near mid point, a city cars are set out for, a city in the railroad's name)?
Is Atlanta the name of any locality mentioned thus far (an end point, a near mid point, a city cars are set out for, a city in the railroad's name)?
al-in-chgo Did the train operate, in whole or in part, over one or more of the predecessor railroads of today's CSX?
Did the train operate, in whole or in part, over one or more of the predecessor railroads of today's CSX?
wanswheel Is the train in the South?
Is the train in the South?
KCSfan Did the name of the RR in whose timetables the schedule of the train appeared contain the name of at least one city? Mark
Did the name of the RR in whose timetables the schedule of the train appeared contain the name of at least one city?
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