Train Trivia Updated: 6/9/06

[Anonymous]

3/29/06

Who was Lima's last 4-8-4 built for?

1. A museum
2. Chesapeake & Ohio
3. Baltimore &n Ohio
4. Norfolk & Western
Lima's last 4-8-4 Northern, or Greenbriers as they were called, was built for the Chesapeake & Ohio and numbered 614.
Source: The Steam Locomotive

[locomutt]

#2 C & O

[CShaveRR]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

#2 C & O

Oh, yeah!

[Anonymous]

3/31/306

When Charles Lindbergh arrived in Washington DC in 1927, after his famous flight all the New York theaters were hiring planes to be the first to get the movie film to New York. Except one company that set up a lab in a Pennsylvania baggage car, the film was whisked to New York far in advance of the film traveling by plane. What type of locomotive pulled the train?

1. T-1 4-4-4-4
2. K-4 Pacific 4-6-2.
3. 4-4-2 E-6 Atlantic
4. 2-8-2.
PRR E6 Atlantic #460, known as the Lindbergh Atlantic, traveled 216 miles in 2 hours and 55 minutes, averaging 74MPH to do it. Yes, this in was 1927.

[espeefoamer]

PRR 4-4-2 E6 atlantic[:D][8D][:p][:)]!!!

[vsmith]

in 1927?

E6 Atlantic, they were the fastest engines of the time!

[Anonymous]

4/3/06

In Railroad slang what does the term 'white feather' mean?

1. A special flying white flags
2. High boiler pressure
3. A snowplow
4. Old engineer
It refers to the plume of steam from the safety valves when the boiler pressure is high.

[CShaveRR]

That would be #2--a wisp of steam trailing along from the steam dome, like a feather on someone's cap.

[Anonymous]

4/5/06

In what state was putting salt on railroad track punishable by death?

1. Alabama
2. Wisconsin
3. Idaho
4. New York

[SALfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

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.

Actually I believe the railroad was the Rock Island. The steamboat was the Effie Afton.

[Anonymous]

You might be right, I'll have to check.

[vsmith]

#1, there still pretty big on Walking the Green Mile down there, I do beleive J-walking is still punishable by the Big One in some places....

[Murphy Siding]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JOdom

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

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.

Actually I believe the railroad was the Rock Island. The steamboat was the Effie Afton.

I believe Honest Abe worked for IC when they were trying to get a land grant to build south. The railroad that owned the bridge in question was Rock Island.[:)]

[Anonymous]

That is correct.

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

4/5/06

In what state was putting salt on railroad track punishable by death?

1. Alabama
2. Wisconsin
3. Idaho
4. New York

# 1 Alabama

[Anonymous]

4/10/06

What civil war General suggested building, and had built the first railway gun?
1. General Stewart
2. General Grant
3. General Lee
4. General Custer
Source: Winkipedia Encyclopedia

[vsmith]

Grant.

the "Dictator" http://www.treasurenet.com/images/civilwar/CIVIL060.JPG

[CShaveRR]

Try "dictator", Vic.

[vsmith]

Just found it on a web-search ..My bad memory![:I]

Found another cool pic
http://www.pbs.org/civilwar/cwimages/armaments/images/img18.jpg

[Anonymous]

4/13/06

The original 1934 movie Silver Streak starred what train?

1. CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr
2. ATSF Super Chief
3. WP Californa Zepyhr
4. Overland Express
Rats, nobody missed it.[B)]

[Murphy Siding]

I'll say #1 CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr

[Anonymous]

Number 1 the easiest Question so far.

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

4/10/06

What civil war General suggested building, and had built the first railway gun?
1. General Stewart
2. General Grant
3. General Lee
4. General Custer
Source: Winkipedia Encyclopedia

Really? I always believed it was Grant during one of the sieges who wanted fast mobile mortors...Oh well. Learn somethin' new every day[;)]

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lotus098

4/13/06

The original 1934 movie Silver Streak starred what train?

1. CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr
2. ATSF Super Chief
3. WP Californa Zepyhr
4. Overland Express

1-seen it

[Anonymous]

4/17/06

In what year was the Alaska Central Railway, forerunner to the modern Alaska Railroad, started?

1. 1903
2. 1914
3. 1888
4. It never existed.

[vsmith]

1

[espeefoamer]

1903. The Alaska Railroad was inaugerated in 1914.

[Anonymous]

4/24/06

An old Washington law stated that 'A dog must be carried near the cowcatcher to scare livestock from the tracks.' Only one railroad ever followed this what was the railroad?

1. Northern Pacific
2. Columbia & Walla Walla
3. Union Pacific
4. Blue Mountain Railroad

[daveklepper]

Silver Strreak starred the Pioneer Zephyr as discussed in Classic Trains special streamliner issue.

[Anonymous]

5/1/06

The name Lionel came from the founder's ______ name.

1. First
2. Middle
3. Last
4. Son's