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CShaveRR
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Posted by CShaveRR on Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:27 PM
I'm going to say 50, though it was probably more. Those tunnels held plenty of river water in 1992--the "Chicago Flood" probably made a lot more people aware of these tunnels!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:01 PM
I remember reading about this, but the mileage escapes me. I'll agree with carl and say 50.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:41 PM
I will go with 50 myself.
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:07 PM
Who owned this raiload?

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:37 PM
I don't know if anyone else, like the city or maybe another railroad, owned the Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad with 60 miles of track. More info to be posted on it here. http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=55721
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:45 PM
1/19/06

A train for the ___________ dropped Teddy Roosevelt off by the side of tracks on his first trip to the Dakota Bad-Lands?

1. Northern Pacific
2. Chicago Burlington & Quincy
3. Great Northern
4. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road)
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:51 PM
Uhh..maybe NP>>> didnt they run there...if not NP then Miwaukeee

Lotus this is a great thread
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:12 PM
I'm 2 for 2! I feel like a gigantic among men!!![:D]

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:45 PM
Given the geography, and the fact that I live in one of the Dakotas; I'll guess Great Northern.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Friday, January 20, 2006 7:10 PM
My guess is...GREATNORTHERN.
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Posted by blhanel on Friday, January 20, 2006 8:24 PM
You guys are wrong. Milwaukee Road (that is, if an old thread I tracked down is right).

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 20, 2006 9:01 PM
1/20/06

What type of diesel helper locomotive accompanied the challenger on her run from Hinkle, Oregon to Nampa, Idaho in 2005?

1. EMD SD-70 ACE
2. GE-AC44CCTE
3. EMD SD-70M
4. GE-ES44AC
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Posted by miniwyo on Friday, January 20, 2006 11:30 PM
SD70ACe

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Posted by trainboyH16-44 on Saturday, January 21, 2006 3:46 AM
I'm gonna guess SD70M, don't know why..

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 22, 2006 12:20 PM
I would guess a AC44CCTE.
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, January 23, 2006 7:24 PM
AC44CCTE ?

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 23, 2006 9:34 PM
1/23/06

Which of these men was not in charge of the Union Pacific Railroad at some point?

1. Jay Gould
2. Ron Burns
3. Drew Lewis
4. Samuel Spencer
Samuel Spencer, even Jay Gould (who as you remember also controlled the Western Union) was in charge of the UP for a while.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, January 23, 2006 10:17 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

1/20/06

What type of diesel helper locomotive accompanied the challenger on her run from Hinkle, Oregon to Nampa, Idaho in 2005?

1. EMD SD-70 ACE
2. GE-AC44CCTE
3. EMD SD-70M
4. GE-ES44AC



Woo Hoo! I got that one right! I feel invisable!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 23, 2006 11:00 PM
Who said that I don't see anything![:D]
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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:23 AM
No Murph, that's INVINCIBLE. We don't want you to disappear.[:D]

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Posted by ajmiller on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:12 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

1/23/06

Which of these men was not in charge of the Union Pacific Railroad at some point?

1. Jay Gould
2. Ron Burns
3. Drew Lewis
4. Samuel Spencer


Samuel Spencer
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:23 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

1/23/06

Which of these men was not in charge of the Union Pacific Railroad at some point?

1. Jay Gould
2. Ron Burns
3. Drew Lewis
4. Samuel Spencer


I'm going to guess Jay Gould . I sort of recall that he was mostly in the eastern railroads.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:16 PM
I say Jay Gould,but I haven't been doing too good on this thread lately[:(].
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:49 PM
1/25/06

In what year was the original John Bull restored and operated?

1. 1931
2. 1955
3. 1981
4. 1999
In 1981 the original John Bull was restored and operated on B&O's George Town Branch (near Washington DC) to celebrate it's 150th birthday and the fact that it was the worlds oldest operating self propelled vehicle.
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:18 PM
I'm going to guess 1931, because that would be somewhere close to a 100 year anniversary perhaps? That, and with my recent correct answers on here, I'm feeling very smartly.

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Posted by mersenne6 on Thursday, January 26, 2006 12:36 PM
1981 - John White (curator) was engineer - 150th anniversary
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:27 PM
1981 I did see the locomotive over the summer....
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 27, 2006 10:32 PM
1/27/05

What Beer company runs television advertisements featuring a train, and what is the name of the train?
Coors, Silver Bullet

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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, January 28, 2006 3:58 PM
1.Coors
2.Silver Bullet
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:08 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

1.Coors
2.Silver Bullet


Exactly!!! My dad likes that commercial [;)]
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