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Train Trivia 10/4/05 (ANSWERED)

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Anonymous
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Train Trivia 10/4/05 (ANSWERED)
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 7:42 PM
SP freight trains referred to as the roots carried what?

1. Potatoes
2. Gravel
3. Pigs
4. Sugar Beets
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Modelcar
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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 8:12 PM
....The answer is Sugar Beets....

Quentin

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Murphy Siding
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 8:14 PM
My *guess* is sugar beets-#4

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Posted by wctransfer on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 8:22 PM
yep, sugar beets, god those old cars were awesome!

Alec
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 8:24 PM
SP is the only railroad I know of which ran unit trains of sugar beets. So that would be my guess.
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 9:47 PM
CNW ran trains of sugar beets out of BelleFourche,SD at one time. Not sure if they were unit trains,though.

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Posted by miniwyo on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 10:41 PM
I agree, Sugar Beets

RJ

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 7:51 AM
I'll go along with the others and say sugar beets. Railroad slang can be quite picturesque and a nickname like that goes along with the commodity quite well.
The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 7:59 PM
MAN JUST CAN'T FOOL ANYBODY THESE DAYS.
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