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1. Yes. 2. Yes. 3. No!
The name of the company is Marquette Rail; it runs from Grand Rapids north to Ludington and Manistee. Most of this is originally Pere Marquette trackage, but I'm led to believe that some at the very end of the line is former Manistee & Northeastern (it was all C&O after the 1955 M&NE merger, anyway).
PM's logo was a simple rectangle with the words "Pere Marquette" therein.
As for my "There is no municipality currently named Marquette along the line." clue, the name of Ludington was originally "Pere Marquette", and that is in fact where the name of the original railroad came from.
Think of another one-word M railroad, whose tracks didn't reach Michigan (the state, anyway). If that doesn't give it away...
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
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Carl,
I'll SWAG it again. If the MQT doesn't run on former Milw Rd trackage I'll guess it operates somewhere in Michigan on an ex-C&O (Pere Marquette) line. As to the logo, I'll guess it resembles the old C&O logo. If not that maybe the old PM logo, which for the life of me I can't remember what it looked like.
Mark
1. Yes. 2. No. 3. No.
There is no municipality currently named Marquette along the line.
I'm just guessing but I'll say Marquette RR. If that's right then it serves Marquette in either MI, IA or MO. As a further guess I'll say Marquette, IA which would make it former Milwaukee Road trackage. I'll take another SWAG and say it's logo resembles that of the Milw Rd.
Sure, now that I'm back (I was the first to say "ping-pong", anyway!).
A multi-part question:
1. Name the railroad whose reporting mark is MQT.
2. Whose line did this line inherit?
3. Their logo (fairly well publicized) is patterned after that of which onetime Class 1 railroad?
al-in-chgo wrote: passengerfan wrote: Actually the fourth RR was the SP.I think it is your turn Al.Al - in - Stockton OK, here goes: Who wrote the novel that was the inspiration for the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train and what was the name of that novel? No research, please.
passengerfan wrote: Actually the fourth RR was the SP.I think it is your turn Al.Al - in - Stockton
Actually the fourth RR was the SP.
I think it is your turn Al.
Al - in - Stockton
OK, here goes: Who wrote the novel that was the inspiration for the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train and what was the name of that novel? No research, please.
Looks like no one is hitting on this so I'll give the answers: The name of the novel and movie are indeed Strangers on a Train and the author was Patricia Highsmith.
Would someone like to post a fresh question now? - a. s.
narig01 wrote: al-in-chgo wrote: passengerfan wrote: Actually the fourth RR was the SP.I think it is your turn Al.Al - in - Stockton OK, here goes: Who wrote the novel that was the inspiration for the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train and what was the name of that novel? No research, please. Agatha Christie? (Hope I don't shoot myself again) Al good to see you back again.Rgds IGN
Agatha Christie? (Hope I don't shoot myself again)
Al good to see you back again.
Rgds IGN
Not a bad guess, but the author was American. - a.s.
doghouse wrote: The novel has the same name as the film. As for the author, well.
The novel has the same name as the film. As for the author, well.
Hint: She also wrote The Talented Mr. Ripley, another novel that was made into a movie. The novel and movie are both set in the Fifties, but the movie was made many years later and starred Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Matt Damon.
I'm surprised no one is even trying to answer this one. - a. s.
So, has the Pacific Northwest RR co. question been answered fully? - a.s.
narig01 wrote: Ping Pongs MP 54 on the LIRR. One of the reasons they may have been called ping pongs is the the dashing dan logos on either end of the car in addition mp 54 's had a pair of port hole windows on the ends of the car for the crew to see out of. In addition the headlite was as big as these portholes & being mounted above the door. In addition the cars often made a quick turn at Penn Station. In (ping), train crews changed ends, out (pong).Rgds IGN(oh yeah the 1st response on question about M 10000's "Helen Keller" LOL Rgds IGN
Ping Pongs MP 54 on the LIRR. One of the reasons they may have been called ping pongs is the the dashing dan logos on either end of the car in addition mp 54 's had a pair of port hole windows on the ends of the car for the crew to see out of. In addition the headlite was as big as these portholes & being mounted above the door.
In addition the cars often made a quick turn at Penn Station. In (ping), train crews changed ends, out (pong).
(oh yeah the 1st response on question about M 10000's "Helen Keller" LOL
Sorry for slowwww resonse. Vacation gets in the way of everything!
Ping Pong coaches is correct! They were named because of their lousy ride. They'd hunt like mad at certain speeds and the rider's felt like ping pong balls. I think the nick name predated Dashing Dan....
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
Sorry Mark you got the RR correct it was the UP but the line was actually NP owned and the UP operated via trackage rights as it does now. As part of the SP&S deal which the GN and NP owned jointly the GN was given trackage rights over the NP to Portland. The UP operated via trackage rights with the NP as far as Tacoma from Portland then operated via the Milwaukee Road to Seattle. The NP now owns that trackage and still operates to Tacoma via trackage rights from the BNSF.
The fourth RR operated passenger cars via the UP from Portland to Seattle and via the NP from Seattle to Portland. The fourth RR is now owned by the UP.
I believe the 3rd railroad in the pool train operation was the Union Pacific. I don't really know but will guess that the cars of the GN & NP ran over the UP line.
passengerfan wrote: Sorry J. Daddy the CB&Q never operated on the west coast. Al - in - Stockton
Sorry J. Daddy the CB&Q never operated on the west coast.
Mmmm, I'm running out of options. Were the three RR companies Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific? - a.s.
passengerfan wrote:Don't give up just a hint. The Pool trains operated between Seattle and Portland. Two operated between Portland Union Station to King Street Station Seattle and one operated to Union Station Seattle.
Didn't the CB&Q participate in the pool trains as well?
So Al - in - Chicago got two of them right so far the GN and NP, actually SP&S is not one of them. There are still two more parts to the puzzle.
passengerfan wrote: Rather than let the Railroad History Quiz Game die I have a question. What three railroads operated the pool trains and what RR had cars operated by two of the other three over this same line?Al - in - Stockton
Rather than let the Railroad History Quiz Game die I have a question.
What three railroads operated the pool trains and what RR had cars operated by two of the other three over this same line?
The joint line Pueblo, Co - Denver, Co. ATSF, DRG , Rock Island, CBQ(Colorado & Southern), Missouri Pacific.
This is just a shot in the dark.
Other Possibility, Ogden,Ut - Nevada SP-WP shared trackage both operated trains for UP(I think) (at different times).
(another shot in the dark)
PS If I get it right someone continue for me.
You didn't say where, so I'm guessing GN and NP over the SP&S (jointly owned) between Seattle and Portland.
Is this anywhere near the field?? - a.s.
I missed the question on State Line Tower. Wasn't it Erie, Nickel Plate, Wabash, EJ&E, and I think, Monon. Edit: C&O shared a two-track main with the Erie so they are included. C&O, Erie, and Monon all used Chicago & Western Indiana into Chicago. B&O and IHB also went through.
The survivers today are B&O (CSX) NKP (Norfolk Southern), IHB, and EJ&E.
It would have been a sweet place to watch trains back in the day.
I'm sorry to say that I had to do some digging around, but from the sites that I checked, I believe that Ping Pong cars is correct. Interestingly enough, it appears the ping-pong cars is the nickname of the MP54 Class of coaches on that line...
Well, I'll throw a question out there which I do remember that should be fairly easy...
What are the lines that currently run through State Line Junction in Hammond, Indiana?
As a bonus, can you name all of the lines that ran through State Line in 1947?
Must've been Ping Pong cars
(If I'm right, somebody else ask a question--we're out of here!)
oltmannd wrote: J. Daddy wrote: oltmannd wrote: al-in-chgo wrote: J. Daddy wrote:What was the final answers? Did I get no. 6 right refering to the Mckeen gas car?I'll have to give you credit for your own answer to no. 6, but I was thinking along the lines of the M10000's usually being considered the second designed streamliner to run in the USA, although it actually ran first. Another answer to no. 6 that correctly speaks to the "second" theme put the M10000 just after Germany's "Flying Hamburger" which I believe also is correct. What I'm curious about is this: what's the big whoop about Salina, KS? Pretty small city, isn't it? SOOOooo, it's time to pose another question. Anyone?? How about Salinas California?A quicky. The LIRR has a decent sized fleet of unique short commuter coaches know for their lousy ride. Some of them are still around in tourist line service. What nick name did they go by?Hint: Think of an apropros 2008 Olympic sport. another WAG .... 'Stock pens"?Nope. Go rent Forest Gump....
J. Daddy wrote: oltmannd wrote: al-in-chgo wrote: J. Daddy wrote:What was the final answers? Did I get no. 6 right refering to the Mckeen gas car?I'll have to give you credit for your own answer to no. 6, but I was thinking along the lines of the M10000's usually being considered the second designed streamliner to run in the USA, although it actually ran first. Another answer to no. 6 that correctly speaks to the "second" theme put the M10000 just after Germany's "Flying Hamburger" which I believe also is correct. What I'm curious about is this: what's the big whoop about Salina, KS? Pretty small city, isn't it? SOOOooo, it's time to pose another question. Anyone?? How about Salinas California?A quicky. The LIRR has a decent sized fleet of unique short commuter coaches know for their lousy ride. Some of them are still around in tourist line service. What nick name did they go by?Hint: Think of an apropros 2008 Olympic sport. another WAG .... 'Stock pens"?
oltmannd wrote: al-in-chgo wrote: J. Daddy wrote:What was the final answers? Did I get no. 6 right refering to the Mckeen gas car?I'll have to give you credit for your own answer to no. 6, but I was thinking along the lines of the M10000's usually being considered the second designed streamliner to run in the USA, although it actually ran first. Another answer to no. 6 that correctly speaks to the "second" theme put the M10000 just after Germany's "Flying Hamburger" which I believe also is correct. What I'm curious about is this: what's the big whoop about Salina, KS? Pretty small city, isn't it? SOOOooo, it's time to pose another question. Anyone?? How about Salinas California?A quicky. The LIRR has a decent sized fleet of unique short commuter coaches know for their lousy ride. Some of them are still around in tourist line service. What nick name did they go by?Hint: Think of an apropros 2008 Olympic sport.
al-in-chgo wrote: J. Daddy wrote:What was the final answers? Did I get no. 6 right refering to the Mckeen gas car?I'll have to give you credit for your own answer to no. 6, but I was thinking along the lines of the M10000's usually being considered the second designed streamliner to run in the USA, although it actually ran first. Another answer to no. 6 that correctly speaks to the "second" theme put the M10000 just after Germany's "Flying Hamburger" which I believe also is correct. What I'm curious about is this: what's the big whoop about Salina, KS? Pretty small city, isn't it? SOOOooo, it's time to pose another question. Anyone??
J. Daddy wrote:What was the final answers? Did I get no. 6 right refering to the Mckeen gas car?
I'll have to give you credit for your own answer to no. 6, but I was thinking along the lines of the M10000's usually being considered the second designed streamliner to run in the USA, although it actually ran first.
Another answer to no. 6 that correctly speaks to the "second" theme put the M10000 just after Germany's "Flying Hamburger" which I believe also is correct.
What I'm curious about is this: what's the big whoop about Salina, KS? Pretty small city, isn't it?
SOOOooo, it's time to pose another question. Anyone??
How about Salinas California?
A quicky. The LIRR has a decent sized fleet of unique short commuter coaches know for their lousy ride. Some of them are still around in tourist line service. What nick name did they go by?
Hint: Think of an apropros 2008 Olympic sport.
Nope. Go rent Forest Gump....
LOL... seen it a million times, don't remember him riding a train though.... I remember him running coast to coast though...
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