Train Trivia 11/2/05 (ANSWERED)

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 9:06 PM

America's railroads reached the highest mileage in _______, since then the mileage has only declined.

1. 1916
2. 1911
3. 1923
4. 1936

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Murphy Siding

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 9:29 PM

Easy as pie (maybe) 3. 1923

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dldance

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Posted by dldance on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 10:00 PM

Well, I know that some little used rail was pulled up for scrap in WWI so I will guess 1911.

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Modelcar

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Posted by Modelcar on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 10:22 PM

........1923

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 10:31 PM

1916

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CShaveRR

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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 11:23 PM

I believe 1916 is correct--they reprinted an Official Guide from that year, for that reason.

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CSSHEGEWISCH

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Thursday, November 3, 2005 7:42 AM

1916 is the year, mileage was slightly over 254,000. Even by the standards of that era, there was a lot of duplicate and redundant mileage.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 3:44 PM

I heard it was the twenties because much of West Texas wasn't coated with competing lines until after WWI.

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bnsfkline

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Posted by bnsfkline on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:13 PM

1918.....Thats when the Highway act was signed...........

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locomutt

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Posted by locomutt on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:16 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by bnsfkline

1918.....Thats when the Highway act was signed...........

Uhmmmm,I don't think 1918 was one of the choices ![%-)]

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corwinda

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Posted by corwinda on Thursday, November 3, 2005 4:20 PM

1923. Western Pacific wasn't finished in 1916.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 3, 2005 8:44 PM

1916!

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