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Train Trivia 11/24/05 (ANSWERED)

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Train Trivia 11/24/05 (ANSWERED)
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:18 PM
This some of you were asking for easier questions.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:42 PM
Lotus098 this is Eric get your butt over to Teen Railfan Place as soon as you read this. ES MOY IMMPORTANTE!
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, November 24, 2005 10:58 PM
Keep your pants on!
Easier.....well, at least google worked quickly.

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Posted by alstom on Thursday, November 24, 2005 11:00 PM
MATT COME TO TEEN RAILFAN PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Richard Click here to go to my rail videos! Click here to go to my rail photos! .........
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 24, 2005 11:00 PM
Matt,this is Eric and Richard, Get over to Teen Railfan Place.
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Thursday, November 24, 2005 11:21 PM
Already there!

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:09 AM
I am on my way.
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Friday, November 25, 2005 12:07 PM
Good to hear, you're welcome anytime!
I guess this is a bit of a bump, we're not getting many responses today!

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Posted by trainfreek92 on Friday, November 25, 2005 2:58 PM
1869 by Geoge Westinghouse!! Tk
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Posted by howmus on Friday, November 25, 2005 5:46 PM
I dunoh, I wasn't born yet....... Actually, Google did work on this one. [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:05 PM
1869. Now of course this should be a familiar year in railroad history does anyone know why?
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Posted by trainfreek92 on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:06 PM
lotus, the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 Tim
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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:26 PM
The UP cnetennials were made that year! JK, that is a hundred years later!

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Posted by jimrice4449 on Friday, November 25, 2005 10:26 PM
Of the two the airbrake was the more important because the transcon was inevitable and the air brake wasn't

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