loopmaster What railroad by it`s initials was known as the rr of mans 3 vices?
What railroad by it`s initials was known as the rr of mans 3 vices?
Just to start the WAGon train, perhaps Seaboard Air Line?
(SAL = Sloth, Avarice (or Anger, or Acedia), and Lust)?? -- al
ZephyrOverland KCSfan: The dilema is who to declare our winner since each of you has correctly named one of the three trains. If it's OK with everbody I suggest we let loopmaster ask the next question since he's a newcomer to the forums and as far as I know this will be his first opportunity to try and stump us all. Mark That's fine by me......
KCSfan: The dilema is who to declare our winner since each of you has correctly named one of the three trains. If it's OK with everbody I suggest we let loopmaster ask the next question since he's a newcomer to the forums and as far as I know this will be his first opportunity to try and stump us all. Mark
The dilema is who to declare our winner since each of you has correctly named one of the three trains. If it's OK with everbody I suggest we let loopmaster ask the next question since he's a newcomer to the forums and as far as I know this will be his first opportunity to try and stump us all.
Mark
That's fine by me......
Johnny
KCSfan The dilema is who to declare our winner since each of you has correctly named one of the three trains. If it's OK with everbody I suggest we let loopmaster ask the next question since he's a newcomer to the forums and as far as I know this will be his first opportunity to try and stump us all. Mark
That's fine with me, Mark. It's much better than an idea I had--if each of us had named one of your three, each of us would propose a third of a new question.
I was aware of the other two--but neither one of them had come to mind when I posted. For some unknown reason, I had a strong desire to have been able to ride the Will Rogers, but the Mark Twain Zephyr and the Irvin S. Cobb had never really appealed to me.
KCSfan You three have identified the trains I had in mind. The Will Rogers and Mark Twain Zephyr were pretty well known but the Irvin S. Cobb was a bit more obscure and I thought might be more difficult to name. Given Johnny's knowledge of the IC, I should have known better. The dilema is who to declare our winner since each of you has correctly named one of the three trains. If it's OK with everbody I suggest we let loopmaster ask the next question since he's a newcomer to the forums and as far as I know this will be his first opportunity to try and stump us all. Mark
You three have identified the trains I had in mind. The Will Rogers and Mark Twain Zephyr were pretty well known but the Irvin S. Cobb was a bit more obscure and I thought might be more difficult to name. Given Johnny's knowledge of the IC, I should have known better.
Great idea, Mark! - a.s.
Another train is the Frisco Will Rogers that ran between St. Louis and Oklahoma City.
Another THE MARK TWAIN ZEPHYR St. Louis to Burlington, Ia.
Mark, the only other one I can think of at the moment is Irvin S. Cobb, whom the IC chased between Louisville and Fulton.
In addition to those of the the Big Four, there were several other trains that carried the names of American humorists. I can think of three that ran in the post 1930 period and there may well have been others that pre-dated them. Name these three trains, the railroads that ran them and the end points of their routes.
I will check on this, but I believe one of the predicessors of the Indiana Railroad operated the Bn Hur from the Indianapolis Traction Terminal to Crawfordsville. But this was also one of the early abandonments, and I do not think the Indiana Railroad ever operated the service itself. In any case, it was gone by the end of 1932. I think, and I will check.
KCSfan Booth Tarkenton was another famed Indiana author. While I am not aware of any train named for him it's possible there was on at some time. Mark
Booth Tarkenton was another famed Indiana author. While I am not aware of any train named for him it's possible there was on at some time.
Mark, you got the answer. In April 1957, the Chicago Special/Cincinnati Special was renamed the Booth Tarkington. By November 1957, the southbound run was renamed the Midwestern which apparently was operated as a through Chicago-Cleveland run that operated via Cincinnati. By September 1958 the northbound Booth Tarkington was gone as the Central reduced the number of Chicago-Cincinnati runs from 4 to 3.
Mark, the next question is yours.
daveklepper One of the Indiana interurbans out of Indianapolis had a limited train :Ben Hur" and maybe the name was used for a B4-NYC Chicago - Cincinnati train also.
One of the Indiana interurbans out of Indianapolis had a limited train :Ben Hur" and maybe the name was used for a B4-NYC Chicago - Cincinnati train also.
No, there was no B4/NYC "Ben Hur", but I am curious - which interurban line had the "Ben Hur"? What were the endpoints and the approximate time frame of this name?
FlyingCrow ZO,,,,, There were several writers born in Indiana, but the only one of note that comes to my mind that would merit a train name is General Lew Wallace, of Crawfordsville, who became Territorial Governor of New Mexico and penned the classic bible novel... Ben Hur.
ZO,,,,, There were several writers born in Indiana, but the only one of note that comes to my mind that would merit a train name is General Lew Wallace, of Crawfordsville, who became Territorial Governor of New Mexico and penned the classic bible novel... Ben Hur.
Nope....I have never came across a train named the General Wallace.
Just throwing it out there.
FlyingCrow Bing Bong...... Mr ZO ! The floor is yours, sir !!!!!
Bing Bong...... Mr ZO !
The floor is yours, sir !!!!!
The B4/NYC named a Chicago-Cincinnati train the James Whitcomb Riley, after a well known Indiana born author. For a brief time another B4/NYC Chicago-Cincinnati train was named for another Indiana-born author. What was the other author/train name?
FlyingCrow OK...now.... fingers on the keyboard and G-O-O-G-L-E.
OK...now.... fingers on the keyboard and G-O-O-G-L-E.
ok....G-O-O-G-L-E..........
Is it the tank car built in the early 1960's for Tuloma Gas by Union Tank car company - #99398?
Sure, Al. hint....there was an O scale model of it. It was HUGE! OK...now.... fingers on the keyboard and G-O-O-G-L-E.
FlyingCrow "Tanks" for the memories. Before the whalebelly tank cars, who manufactured the world's largest tank car, and for whom, and the number?
"Tanks" for the memories.
Before the whalebelly tank cars, who manufactured the world's largest tank car, and for whom, and the number?
You don't really expect someone to hit all three questions at once, do you?
Wow....I had NO idea it was my turn..... 1000 pardons to the group. I've been over reading the MR board instead.
I'll have one tomorrow . (Sunday)
Flying Crow, I hope you have not flown the coop and will have a question for us.
Three southern railroads come to mind that name their equipment for Presidents and other famous Americans. R,F&P Souther Railway System C & O Who name engine and passenger cars after them
ZephyrOverland Deggesty: What trains were named for presidents (nicknames are allowable; city names are not) of the United States? Give the roads and end points. Here's two more: Lincoln Limited - Chicago & Alton - Chicago-St. Louis John Quincy Adams - New Haven - New York-Boston and of course, an obvious one.... President - PRR - New York-Washington
Deggesty: What trains were named for presidents (nicknames are allowable; city names are not) of the United States? Give the roads and end points.
What trains were named for presidents (nicknames are allowable; city names are not) of the United States? Give the roads and end points.
Here's two more:
Lincoln Limited - Chicago & Alton - Chicago-St. Louis
John Quincy Adams - New Haven - New York-Boston
and of course, an obvious one....
President - PRR - New York-Washington
Since, after almost three days no one has come up with five or more additional names, Flying Crow definitely has the postion of asking the next question.
Deggesty What trains were named for presidents (nicknames are allowable; city names are not) of the United States? Give the roads and end points.
FlyingCrow Well, there's the George Washington, C&O. End points varied era to era The Abraham Lincoln, Chicago & Alton (ha!), Chicago - St Louis The Jeffersonian - NY to St Louis - PRR The Jacksonian - PRR, L&N , ACL, FEC - Chicago to Miami ok, ran out of steam here. abd
Well, there's the George Washington, C&O. End points varied era to era
The Abraham Lincoln, Chicago & Alton (ha!), Chicago - St Louis
The Jeffersonian - NY to St Louis - PRR
The Jacksonian - PRR, L&N , ACL, FEC - Chicago to Miami
ok, ran out of steam here.
abd
The primary endpoints (all on the C&O) of the George Washington were Washington, Old Point Comfort (later, Newport News), Cincinnati, and Louisville. Detroit was added as other C&O trains were dropped, and the final eastern endpoint of the Detroit George was Huntington, W. Va (I had to change there when going from Detroit to Washington on the C&O in 1969). There was through service to and from other cities, but in trains on other roads with other names.
I, myself, did not remember the Jacksonian
If anybody can come with another five before Bob gets his question put together, post quickly!
As an aside to "Tecumseh," when I was a freshman in college, a sophomore taking the US History course was stumped by a question on a test: "Name an Indian chief who terrorized settlers in the Middle West." He could not think of Tecumseh, so he named the then Assistant to the President of the college (who was thereafter known as "Chief"), who was not really popular with the students. The math professor prevailed upon the history professor to give the boy half-credit for his answer.
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