Railroad History Quiz Game (Come on in and play)

[nanaimo73]

 So was I also wrong about the soon-to-be famous lawyer?  I had guessed Abraham Lincoln.  -  a. s.

Al, you were right, it was Abraham Lincoln.

Jeff, do you have a new question for us?

[Murphy Siding]

     Well, I'm not Jeff, but I *did* sleep at a Holiday Inn last night!

     Keeping things rolling:

     What were the top five ALCO/MLW diesels, based on numbers produced? 

[chad thomas]

Purely a guess.....

S1

S2

S3

RS2

C630

[nanaimo73]

ALCos and MLWs?

S2, S3, RS3, RS18, C424

[CShaveRR]

Let's guess:

S2

S4

RS-1 (had a long production period)

RS-3

C630/M630.

[Murphy Siding]

     Score so far...

Chad:  1 for 5

Dale: 2 for 5

Carl: 4 for 5

 

[snagletooth]

RS-1

S2

RS-3

FA-1/FPA-1

RS-11 

[oltmannd]

S2

RS1 (including military variant?)

RS3

RS11

and... hmmm

 FA  (do I have to say 1 or 2?)

 

ooops. Didn't see snagletooth's post.  I am always too late!

[Murphy Siding]

snagletooth: 4 for 5

oltmannd: 4 for 5

 

( I did lump all the FA/FB etc. together as one number)

[NSlover92]

Oh, been a while but finally one I think I can answer, um, lets see I will list the HO models I have of alcos.

FA's

RS1

RSD1

RS11,

RS3

Well thats my guess, I basically just went off of what PRR models I had, guess they were most popular. Mike

[Murphy Siding]

Oh, been a while but finally one I think I can answer, um, lets see I will list the HO models I have of alcos.

FA's

RS1

RSD1

RS11,

RS3

Well thats my guess, I basically just went off of what PRR models I had, guess they were most popular. Mike

3for 5

[Murphy Siding]

     If you look at the 2 posts by snagletooth and oltmannd, you'll be able to tell which 4 have been figured out.  One to go.

[oltmannd]

     If you look at the 2 posts by snagletooth and oltmannd, you'll be able to tell which 4 have been figured out.  One to go.

I don't think we know if RS11 or FA is wrong.

[snagletooth]

snagletooth: 4 for 5

oltmannd: 4 for 5

In fact, they got the same 4 correct.

( I did lump all the FA/FB etc. together as one number)

Where'd I put those horse shoes, I'm going outside.

S2

RS-3

FA-1/FPA-1

RS-11

C-424 

[Murphy Siding]

snagletooth: 4 for 5

oltmannd: 4 for 5

In fact, they got the same 4 correct.

( I did lump all the FA/FB etc. together as one number)

Where'd I put those horse shoes, I'm going outside.

S2

RS-3

FA-1/FPA-1

RS-11

C-424 <<<<<Not that one.

[Murphy Siding]

Let's guess:

S2

S4

RS-1 (had a long production period)/RSD-1( military version of RS1)

RS-3

C630/M630.

     Time's up.  Fifth one was FA/FB, etc.  I'd give the prize to Carl, for being the first to get 4 out of 5.

[CShaveRR]

I think you meant you'd give it to me.

The Ingalls Shipbuilding Company in Pascagoula, Mississippi, is probably famous for building exactly one diesel locomotive.  Did the company ever produce anything else for the railroad industry?  And, if so, what?

[Murphy Siding]

I think you meant you'd give it to me.

I'm a baaaad typer.

[Anonymous]

   1968 Penn/Central

[snagletooth]

I'm not sure if they did anything else, but if they did I'd have to guess that they built some tug boats.

[CShaveRR]

Not what I had in mind.  Yes, they did supply something to the railroad industry (I have to be careful how I word this!).  I don't know about any railroads ordering new tugs or any other vessels since the 1950s (which is roughly when the locomotive was built).

[nanaimo73]

  I don't know about any railroads ordering new tugs or any other vessels since the 1950s (which is roughly when the locomotive was built).

Carl, I'm disappointed in you. 

CP's Carrier Princess and Superior Princess were built during the 1970s. The Superior Princess spent a lot of time on Lake Superior.
http://members.shaw.ca/gcsimpson/cprfleet7.htm 

[CShaveRR]

Sorry, Dale!  That's embarrassing. 

Did Ingalls build them?

[nanaimo73]

No big deal, I was just having fun. They were built out this way.

If Ingalls only built 1 locomotive, and no railroad boats, then your question must involve freight cars.

Was there anything special about these cars? 

[oltmannd]

A complete SWAG:  Flat cars for shipping propellers.

[CShaveRR]

Yes, Dale (need more info, though!).  As for the question you asked, nothing particularly special.

No, Don.

[nanaimo73]

Well then, since the Davie shipyard in Quebec built a lot of grain covered hoppers (potash as well?), I'll guess grain cars.

[CShaveRR]

No bells to ring here, but you nailed it, Dale.  They built a goodly number (several thousand, I believe) of 4750-cubic-foot covered hoppers for the North American Car Corporation in the early 1980s.  Most of them started out with NAHX reporting marks, but some were lettered for lessees, including 500 that were in the CNW 190000 series.

[nanaimo73]

Ah-ha. Were these were American style flat sided cars, or cylindrical? 

Can anyone name the railroad that served the Badger State and the Razorback State during the 1960s?

[Murphy Siding]

Ah-ha. Were these were American style flat sided cars, or cylindrical? 

Can anyone name the railroad that served the Badger State and the Razorback State during the 1960s?

Well.....I think Wisconsin is the Badger state, and Arkansas is the Razorback state.  But, I can't seem to connect the dots.