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Train Trivia (ANSWERED)

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:13 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Modelcar

Train Trivia....{Interesting}, ready for the next one......
And here it is http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=45244
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:17 PM
I was only joking Lotus098. It's a joke.
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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:06 PM
Train Trivia....{Interesting}, ready for the next one......

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 2:39 PM
Looks like the old cut at the west end of Summit. Running left-handed here as would have been (and still is) the norm. About to start down the 3% to Cajon.
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:22 AM
Sherman Hill?

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Posted by bobwilcox on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:21 AM
Somewhere on the AT&SF between Daggett and San Bernadino, CA?
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:22 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

Nice idea.

N&W didn't have Alleghenies, though!
I just wanted to see if anybody guessed it.


THE ANSWER IS A UP 2-8-8-2.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:21 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

Does UPR34 in the upper right corner of the pix mean it is UPRR? [:p][:p]


Originally posted by Lotus098

Yep. It does, figured it would give it away.
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Posted by spbed on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:22 AM
Does UPR34 in the upper right corner of the pix mean it is UPRR? [:p][:p]


Originally posted by Lotus098

Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR  Austin TX Sub

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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:04 AM
Nice idea.

N&W didn't have Alleghenies, though!

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Posted by ericsp on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:44 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Old Timer

I can't tell if it's a UP ex-C&O 2-8-8-2 or a UP "Bull Moose" 2-8-8-0 after converted from compound to simple. But it is UP.

Can anyone read the number?

Old Timer

It looks like 3531. Even without know much about steam locomotives, the terrain means that most likely this is one of the UP units.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:04 PM
I can't tell if it's a UP ex-C&O 2-8-8-2 or a UP "Bull Moose" 2-8-8-0 after converted from compound to simple. But it is UP.

Can anyone read the number?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:23 PM
UP 2-8-8-2
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:18 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan.

A GP60[:D]

Naw man, that thing's too big for a GP60. It's more along the lines of an SD90![:-^][swg]

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:08 PM
UP 2-8-8-2,ex C & O Chesapeake

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:04 PM
UP....2-8-8-2

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:51 PM
I think it's a UP, too.
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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:27 PM
Union Pacific SA-C-3 2-8-8-0.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:26 PM
UP 2-8-8-2
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan.

A GP60[:D]
You, my friend, need glasses![;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 8:14 PM
A GP60[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:59 PM
DM&IR Yellowstone?

I'm not sure, as I'm not good with steamers.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:16 PM
Select your answer and post, since we don't have polls.
1. UP Challenger
2. DM&IR yellowstone
3. N&W Allagheny
4. UP 2-8-8-2
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Train Trivia (ANSWERED)
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:06 PM
Monto3 had the novel idea of a daily question, but that is model railroad stuff, so I thougth I might start a Train Trivia section. Here is the fisrt edition. Answers tomorrow.


WHAT TYPE OF LOCMOTIVE IS THIS, AND WHAT RAILROAD OWNED IT?


IT IS A UP 2-8-8-2


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