Train Trivia 10/29/05 (ANSWERED)

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:53 PM

Missouri Pacific's locomotive the Pacific. AND FOR ONCE THE MODEL RAILROAD FORUMS GUESSED MORE CORRECT % WISE THAN YOU GUYS DID!

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Murphy Siding

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, October 30, 2005 3:26 PM

I'm going to guess Mississippi.

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.

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CANADIANPACIFIC2816

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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Sunday, October 30, 2005 10:03 AM

I would go with PACIFIC on this one, because after the Civil War, there were all kinds of people in this country who were pushing for a transcontinental railroad that would eventually reach the Pacific coast.

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

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eolafan

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Posted by eolafan on Sunday, October 30, 2005 9:59 AM

Pacific

Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim)

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 30, 2005 1:38 AM

I'll guess Washington. He was a "first" too.

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trainboyH16-44

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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Sunday, October 30, 2005 1:22 AM

[#ditto]
\My resoning goes along those same lines.
Matthew

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CSXrules4eva

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From: Louisville, KY
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Posted by CSXrules4eva on Sunday, October 30, 2005 12:39 AM

ONe of these days I'm going to get one of these trivia questions right!!

UM.............I'm going to go with Pacific because, the Pacific Ocean is west of the Mississippi.

LORD HELP US ALL TO BE ORIGINAL AND NOT CRISPY!!! please? Sarah J.M. Warner conductor CSX

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Anonymous

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Train Trivia 10/29/05 (ANSWERED)

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 29, 2005 11:17 PM

What was the name of the first locomotive west of the Mississippi River?

1. Mississippi
2. Pacific
3. Missouri
4.Washington

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