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Classic Train Questions Part Deux (50 Years or Older)

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:42 PM

KCSfan

If it ran on the RF&P that probably eliminates the Southern leaving us with two likely candidates, the ACL and the SAL. Ennie meenie minney moe, did the train run on the Seaboard?

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Posted by KCSfan on Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:24 PM

If it ran on the RF&P that probably eliminates the Southern leaving us with two likely candidates, the ACL and the SAL. Ennie meenie minney moe, did the train run on the Seaboard?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:09 PM

KCSfan

Well we've eliminated Cincy, Louisville, Memphis, New Orleans, Atlanta and all the cities in Florida. It's probably time to concentrate on the RR's over which the train ran. Was the RF&P one of them?

Mark

 

(10) yes

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Posted by KCSfan on Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:07 PM

Well we've eliminated Cincy, Louisville, Memphis, New Orleans, Atlanta and all the cities in Florida. It's probably time to concentrate on the RR's over which the train ran. Was the RF&P one of them?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:38 AM

 

KCSfan

Was one of the train's end point terminals a city located on a major river (e.g. the Mississippi or Ohio)?

Mark

(9) no

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:17 PM

Was one of the train's end point terminals a city located on a major river (e.g. the Mississippi or Ohio)?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:58 PM

KCSfan

Did the train run to or through Atlanta?

Mark

 

(8) no

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:53 PM

Did the train run to or through Atlanta?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:39 PM

KCSfan

Was one of the end point terminals of the train a city in one of the southern states (states bordered on the north by and including Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky)?

Mark

 

(7) yes

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 6:30 PM

Was one of the end point terminals of the train a city in one of the southern states (states bordered on the north by and including Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky)?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:48 PM

KCSfan

Is a city in Florida one of the end points of its route?

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(6) no

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:47 PM

wanswheel

Is Philadelphia a stop?

 

(5) yes

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:46 PM

Is a city in Florida one of the end points of its route?

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Posted by wanswheel on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:17 PM

Is Philadelphia a stop?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:21 PM

wanswheel

Is New York a stop? 

 

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:20 PM

KCSfan

Did the route of the train take it over more than one railroad?

Mark

 

(3) yes

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Posted by wanswheel on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:14 PM

Is New York a stop? 

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:48 PM

Did the route of the train take it over more than one railroad?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:01 PM

KCSfan

Was Chicago one of its end point terminals?

Mark

 

(2) no

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Posted by KCSfan on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:41 PM

Was Chicago one of its end point terminals?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:36 PM

passengerfan
Did the train operate west of the Mississippi River?

Al - in - Stockton

 

(1) no

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Posted by passengerfan on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:00 AM

ZephyrOverland

KCSfan

It was the Cracker. Light up your cigar and ask another question Zephyr.

Mark

 

OK, Ill try the 20 question format.  Name this heavyweight train, the railroad(s) and the endpoints.

Did the train operate west of the Mississippi River?

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:07 PM

KCSfan

It was the Cracker. Light up your cigar and ask another question Zephyr.

Mark

 

OK, Ill try the 20 question format.  Name this heavyweight train, the railroad(s) and the endpoints.

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Posted by wanswheel on Monday, November 16, 2009 7:00 PM

Population estimates for 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001

http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2008-01.csv

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Posted by adkdivfan on Monday, November 16, 2009 5:53 PM

Deggesty

adkdivfan
In April 1958 B&O Royal Blue Line service between Baltimore and Jersey City was discontinued, and the B&O station at 24th & Chestnut Streets closed.

Back to Philadelphia, briefly. Has anybody noticed how the pospulation of Philadelphia has changed since the station was closed? 1950--2,071,605; 1960--2,002,512; 1970--1,949,996; 1980--1,688,210; 1990--1,585,577 (I looked in the 1993 World Almanac, so I did not get the 2000 census result).

Johnny

2000: 1,517,550. Another header on Google mentioned a 25% increase in downtown population since 2000. We'll see after next year's census.
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Posted by KCSfan on Monday, November 16, 2009 4:03 PM

It was the Cracker. Light up your cigar and ask another question Zephyr.

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Posted by henry6 on Monday, November 16, 2009 2:02 PM

Ok, then it was probably 57 or 58....52 or 53 years ago and the columns ain't so straight in the brain no more!

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Monday, November 16, 2009 1:48 PM

 Is the SR train in question either:

Vulcan  (Chattanooga-Meridian)

or

Cracker  (Atlanta-Brunswick)?

 

 

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Posted by KCSfan on Monday, November 16, 2009 1:37 PM

ZephyrOverland

 Did this train operate in the state of Alabama?

(6) No

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Posted by ZephyrOverland on Monday, November 16, 2009 1:15 PM

 Did this train operate in the state of Alabama?

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