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Train Trivia Updated: 6/9/06

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CShaveRR
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Posted by CShaveRR on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:25 PM
If it had a speedometer, it probably would have gone up to 120.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 5:32 PM
It did go up to 120.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:49 PM
1/11/06

Who was the first president to travel by train?

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Van Buren
3. Andrew Jackson
4. John Tyler
In 1833 Andrew Jackson traveled between Ellicott's Mill and Baltimore, Maryland
Source: The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroads
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Posted by miniwyo on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:56 PM
1 Lincoln

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:10 PM
Andrew Jackson
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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, January 12, 2006 5:51 PM
#2. Martin Van Buren.
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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, January 12, 2006 8:04 PM
Old Hickory (#3). On the B&O, right?

(Tyler just tipped a canoe.)

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:17 PM
1/12/06

Which Railroad magnate also controlled the Western Union Telegraph company?

1. Grenville M. Dodge
2. Jay Gould
3. Cornelius Vanderbilt
4. Jay Cooke
Source: Theodore Roosevelt A Life
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 14, 2006 5:22 PM
I'll guess 23 years old. I do think it has one of the older fleets.
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:29 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by smalling_60626

I'll guess 23 years old. I do think it has one of the older fleets.


Um.......OK.......Being a good sport, I'll guess something around 13.56 years?[;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:36 PM
Did I miss it? Mea culpa! [|)]
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:40 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by smalling_60626

Did I miss it? Mea culpa! [|)]


You answered the first question on the thread, not the last one.[:)]

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Posted by ajmiller on Saturday, January 14, 2006 8:18 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

1/12/06

Which Railroad magnate also controlled the Western Union Telegraph company?

1. Grenville M. Dodge
2. Jay Gould
3. Cornelius Vanderbilt
4. Jay Cooke


Jay Gould
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Posted by chad thomas on Monday, January 16, 2006 5:30 PM
Just a guess but I'll say Jay Gould.
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, January 16, 2006 7:18 PM
I'll say Dodge. He seems to have more of a "Western" conection.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 16, 2006 9:44 PM
1/16/06

In the lassic Coyote Road Runner cartoon, Beep Beep what does the round sign on the end of the train the road runner is riding on read?

1. Southern Pacific
2. Road Runner limited
3. Super Chief
4. The End
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, January 16, 2006 10:31 PM
For the most part, I find myself too dumb to answer the questions![D)] Having seen road runner cartoons before they were re-runs or *classic* TV, I'll guess the answer is #4 The End.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 16, 2006 11:51 PM
Oh well, I have the same problem with the History of the Day stuff.
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Posted by miniwyo on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 1:20 AM
Super Chief

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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:34 PM
[#ditto] [#ditto] [#ditto]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:47 PM
I think the Super Chief.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:29 PM
1/17/06

In 1918 National Geographic referred to _____________ as 'The Acme of Comfort and Safety'?

1. The Overland Express
2. Super Chief
3. Modern Steel Pullmans
4. Baldwin Locomotives
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:10 PM
Does this mean I got the 1-16-06 question correct?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:09 PM
It do!
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:18 PM
Woo Hoo! I am a genus!

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Posted by blhanel on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:23 PM
genus: 1. a kind; sort; class. 2. Biol. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of plants and animals, usually consisting of more than one species. 3. Logic. a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals.

So, are you saying you have multiple personalities, Murph, or did you really mean "genius"?[:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:07 PM
1/18/06

Shut down in 1959 a two foot gauge electric railroad delivered freight underneath Chicago it had how many miles of track?

1. 50
2. 40
3. 35
4. 60
Source: The Chicago Tunnel Story
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:28 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by blhanel

genus: 1. a kind; sort; class. 2. Biol. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of plants and animals, usually consisting of more than one species. 3. Logic. a class or group of individuals, or of species of individuals.

So, are you saying you have multiple personalities, Murph, or did you really mean "genius"?[:D]


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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:32 AM
Train trivia: I'll say #4 60 miles, just because Chicago never did anything small when it came to railroads.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:36 PM
The little voices in my head say 40 miles[8D].
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