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Simple Train Quiz

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Sometimes trains need a little extra traction to climb grades. What substance can be placed on the tracks to provide that extra grip?

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Many trains have specific names assigned to their route. What is the name of the train that connects Chicago and a port city in Louisiana, made famous by singers such as Arlo Guthrie and Johnny Cash?

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If you like railroad bridges, you should go and see the longest one in the world. But in which country can it be found?

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You might think I'm talking about cows on roller skates, but what am I actually referring to when I use the term rolling stock?

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Train tracks are constantly checked for damage and aging. What would be the probable result of a track having several feet of missing rail?

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What type of railroad car is used for the transport of liquid and gaseous cargo?

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I used to be at the end of pretty much every North American train. Nowadays, I'm all but gone from the rail scene. What am I?

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  1. In United States Code, Title 49, Subtitle V, Part C, Chapter 247, Section 24701, what rail system is tasked with operating a national rail passenger transportation system?

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  1. Richard Trevithick is credited with having built the first steam locomotive. In what time period did this happen?

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Names of Trains

Test your knowledge on different railroads, their unique slogans, and famous passenger trains.

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What railroad featured a passenger train called "State of Maine"?

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What railroad operates the passenger train "Royal Hudson"?

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Which railroad used the slogan "Employee Owned"?

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Which railroad ran the "Green Fruit Express"?

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What railroad used the slogan, "Old Reliable"?

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Which railroad operates the passenger train, "Cariboo Prospector"?

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Freight Cars

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The average freight car earns about how many dollars a month for the operating company?

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Buckeye-style freight car trucks are notable for what feature?

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The mark "TA" on a freight car indicates that it is a:

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True or False:

A plate C notation indicates that the car is too big for some services.

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The next several questions are about a cars' reporting marks. Here's the first: What does LT.WT. on a car mean?

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What is the average length of a modern boxcar?

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True or false: Freight cars were originally constructed from iron, but they changed it to wood when they discovered it was cheaper.

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What feature of later American freight cars was something never seen before on British freight cars?

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What was the first major addition to freight-car construction?

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The first freight cars were made and used (on railroads) about what year?

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