Train Trivia 11/24/05 (ANSWERED)

trainboyH16-44

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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:44 PM

Exactly 100 years before the UP centennials came out! Or....

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Murphy Siding

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:41 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

1869. Now of course this should be a familiar year in railroad history does anyone know why?

May 10th, 1869?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:07 PM

1869. Now of course this should be a familiar year in railroad history does anyone know why?

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Murphy Siding

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Friday, November 25, 2005 7:11 PM

Off the top of my head, I would have to guess 1869.

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trainboyH16-44

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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Friday, November 25, 2005 6:44 PM

Google says that the first ones came into use in 1869, so it's either then or earlier. You see, I don't have this bank of knowledge in the early days...
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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 25, 2005 4:47 PM

I'll guess 1871.

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CSSHEGEWISCH

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:34 AM

Definitely in 1869, althought the first air brake systems did not operate in the same way that the current system does.

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joseph2

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Posted by joseph2 on Friday, November 25, 2005 4:33 AM

1871,because air wasn't discovered until 1870.

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trainboyH16-44

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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, November 24, 2005 11:23 PM

1869? But miniwyo sounds sure of himself....

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miniwyo

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Posted by miniwyo on Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:54 PM

1863

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Anonymous

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Train Trivia 11/24/05 (ANSWERED)

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:20 PM

The air brake was invented in what year?

1. 1854
2. 1863
3. 1871
4. 1869

Since some of you were asking for easier qeustions.

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