Train Trivia Updated: 6/9/06

[espeefoamer]

I'll take a shot and say #3,zero.

[espeefoamer]

When do we hear the correct answer?[%-)]

[Anonymous]

3/20/06

According to a article in the Scientific American published in 1900 what railraod was the Costliest in America

1. Union Pacific
2. Colorado Southern
3. Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway <--- that is red, right?[?]
4. Chesapeake & Ohio
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway. The average cost per mile of the C., C. & O. Railway has been evaluated upward of $125,000.

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Sorry about that folks, I don't like to answer these things if nobody guesses. Also, do you think I post these once a week anyways?

[espeefoamer]

Colorado&Southern.
What was the answer to the UP 4-8-0 question?

[Anonymous]

I put it in red, the answer is 13.

[Murphy Siding]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

I put it in red, the answer is 13.

For what it's worth, it's not red on my screen.

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

3/20/06

According to a article in the Scientific American published in 1900 what railraod was the Costliest in America

1. Union Pacific
2. Colorado Southern
3. Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway
4. Chesapeake & Ohio
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Sorry about that folks, I don't like to answer these things if nobody guesses. Also, do you think I post these once a week anyways?

I'm going to take a wild guess on this one,and say # 3........The C,C & O Ry.

[Anonymous]

C,C and O I would vote.

[Murphy Siding]

I'm going to guess #4) C&O, based on the fact that it was probably the most extensive of the 4 listed in 1900.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

I put it in red, the answer is 13.

For what it's worth, it's not red on my screen.

Hmm![%-)]
It's red on mine and it's marked as red when I edit it.

[Anonymous]

3/22/06

Which type of geared locomotive was genreally considered the fastest?
1. Shay
2. Climax
3. Heisler
4. Williamette
Heisler a snail among the slugs.[:D]

[mloik]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

3/22/06

Which type of geared locomotive was genreally considered the fastest?
1. Shay
2. Climax
3. Heisler
4. Williamette

Well, 4 miles from my house, the Shay at Roaring Camp Railroads is much slower than the Heisler, and the Climax has been shopped for several years. So, I'll go with #2 Heisler.

[espeefoamer]

I seem to recall reading somewhere,if I can clear the cobwebs from my brain[%-)],that the Heisler was fastest.

[Murphy Siding]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

I put it in red, the answer is 13.

For what it's worth, it's not red on my screen.

Hmm![%-)]
It's red on mine and it's marked as red when I edit it.

It's red now. You're a who-deenie[:)]

[vsmith]

Of the generally recognized Big Three geared type locomotives...

#3. Heisler, usually had the highest gear ratio of the geared engines...

BUT James, are we talking Class A Climax or a Class B Climax, because the Class A with the 2 cylinder vertical Marine engine had a 2 speed geared transmission, low and high, which when engaged in high would allow speeds up to 25+ mph albiet with a significantly smaller load behind it.

[chad thomas]

Vic, How was the gear change acomplished? was there a gearbox off the crank or two gears on each wheel? Please explain.

[Murphy Siding]

There was a post about Jim Wrin(?) and geared locomotive drag racing. Does that count?[:o)]

[vsmith]

Chad there was a gear transmission located under the motor that transfered power to the trucks, like a transfer case on a 4wd.

http://www.gearedsteam.com/climax/images/vert-cyl.jpg
this pick shows the marine motor, see the two gears on the right, at end of the crankshaft, their would be corresponding gears under in the chassis and a transfer lever to "shift" gears. this had to done at stop and could not be done on the fly. You can see the second set of gears in the undercarrage in this imag:
http://www.gearedsteam.com/climax/images/class-a.jpg

This unique set up allowed for stump pulling low gear pulling capacity while allowing for a higher speed mode when not pulling a load like transfering between stations or light duties. Indeed in some outback places these actually pulled passenger trams on those rural lines, albiet not as fas as rod engine might have but on the generally ****-poor logging roadbeds they excelled where the rod engine would flail and derail.

I built a large scale model of a Class A for my line, I learned ALOT from this site
http://www.gearedsteam.com/

but most from this book, the bible of Climax worshipers:
The Climax Locomotive
by Dennis Thompson, Richard Dunn, Steve Hauff


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0964752166/sr=8-1/qid=1143156473/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-4156276-3994403?%5Fencoding=UTF8
[:D]

[Anonymous]

3/23/06

In 1991 Burlington Northern painted a _________ in a special paint scheme honoring soldiers in the Gulf War.

1. Sd - 70
2. Dash-8
3. Dash-9
4. Sd-60M

[Murphy Siding]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

3/23/06

In 1991 Burlington Northern painted a _________ in a special paint scheme honoring soldiers in the Gulf War.

1. Sd - 70
2. Dash-8
3. Dash-9
4. Sd-60M

When you don't know....guess-#2) Dash-8

[espeefoamer]

#4 SD60M. I have seen this unit.It really looks great[:D].

[Anonymous]

3/28/06

Who said "A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad."

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Mark Twain
3. Teddy Roosevelt
4. Bill Clinton

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

3/28/06

Who said "A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad."

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Mark Twain
3. Teddy Roosevelt
4. Bill Clinton

#2
idk y
but mark says smart stuff like that[:D][:D]

[Murphy Siding]

I'm going to go with Abe Lincoln. He was a lawyer representing Illinois Central (I think) at one time.

[vsmith]

#2, I'll go with Sam who also said the wisest thing I've ever heard which was this:

"A man who sets out to carry a cat by its tail will learn a lesson that he will always remember and never grow dim of with age..."

[cherokee woman]

Yes, I believe the answer is #2, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens).

[CShaveRR]

Just to be different, I'm going to say Theodore Roosevelt. I think Lincoln was too early and Mark Twain probably wasn't that concerned about big business. As for Clinton, railroads were too far out of the public eye then, as now.

[Anonymous]

Yes it would be Number 2.

[edblysard]

Dont count ole Abe out...he was a lawyer before he was a president!
And Teddy was prez when a lot of trust busting was going on....

I am gonna guess it was TR...
Ed

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding

I'm going to go with Abe Lincoln. He was a lawyer representing Illinois Central (I think) at one time.

When they got sued after they built the first bridge over the Missipi. A steamboat ran into the bridge and it burned down, and the steam boat comapany sued the railroad; luckly Abe helped IC out.
Mark Twain had some pretty good quotes like 'Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket!'

This one however is from Teddy Roosevelt.