Mark
Did this named doodlebug operate in the Southeastern US?
Al - in - Stockton
passengerfan Mark Did this named doodlebug operate in the Southeastern US? Al - in - Stockton
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Henry,
I consider a doodlebug to be either a gas electric or diesel electric motor car, but not a RDC.
I think you may be referring to the named train the Seabord ran between Hamlet and Wilmington, NC, but I forget its name, just remembering the fact that it had a name.
I should have gotten the Phily-B&O answer, since I did ride the B&O between Columbus Circle Manhattan (B&O bus station) and DC. Air conditioned coaches during WWII and excellent dining car. Age 13 at the time.
daveklepper I think you may be referring to the named train the Seabord ran between Hamlet and Wilmington, NC, but I forget its name, just remembering the fact that it had a name. I
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Did the Southern Railway operate this train?
ZephyrOverland Did the Southern Railway operate this train?
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
Did this train operate in the state of Alabama?
ZephyrOverland Did this train operate in the state of Alabama?
Is the SR train in question either:
Vulcan (Chattanooga-Meridian)
or
Cracker (Atlanta-Brunswick)?
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!
It was the Cracker. Light up your cigar and ask another question Zephyr.
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
Population estimates for 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2008-01.csv
KCSfanIt 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.
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.
KCSfan It was the Cracker. Light up your cigar and ask another question Zephyr. Mark
Did the train operate west of the Mississippi River?
passengerfanDid the train operate west of the Mississippi River? Al - in - Stockton
(1) no
Was Chicago one of its end point terminals?
KCSfanWas Chicago one of its end point terminals? Mark
(2) no
Did the route of the train take it over more than one railroad?
Is New York a stop?
KCSfanDid the route of the train take it over more than one railroad? Mark
(3) yes
wanswheel Is New York a stop?
(4) yes
Is Philadelphia a stop?
Is a city in Florida one of the end points of its route?
wanswheel Is Philadelphia a stop?
(5) yes
KCSfanIs a city in Florida one of the end points of its route? Mark
(6) no
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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