Railroad History Quiz: Trains and Tracks

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1. What railroad company did Cornelius Vanderbilt build?

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2. What was the name of the first steam engine to pull a passenger train in the United States?

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3. What railroad did Casey Jones engineer trains for?

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4. What railroad had the fast passenger train called, " Pioneer Zephyr"?

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5. When talking of railroading, what does the term "Frogs' mean?

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6. What railroad featured a passenger train called "The Royal Blue"?

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7. What railroad had "The City Of New Orleans" passenger train?

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8. In the early days of railroading, what was a "Gandy Dancer"?

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9. In railroading, who was "Rocky"?

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10. Which of these railroads had the first railroad tunnel in the United States?

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11. In railroading terms, what is a "Shoofly"?

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12. What railroad featured the passenger train "Volunteer"?

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13. In railroading who are the "Redcaps"?

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14. Who was the fireman on Casey Jones' engine the night of Casey's crash?

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15. What railroad company features its own quarterly publication called "Rip Track"?

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16. In railroad terms, what is "Broncos in the Canyon"?

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17. What railroad had the "Panama Limited" passenger train?

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What railroad company did Cornelius Vanderbilt build?
What was the name of the first steam engine to pull a passenger train...
What railroad did Casey Jones engineer trains for?
What railroad had the fast passenger train called, " Pioneer Zephyr"?
When talking of railroading, what does the term "Frogs' mean?
What railroad featured a passenger train called "The Royal Blue"?
What railroad had "The City Of New Orleans" passenger train?
In the early days of railroading, what was a "Gandy Dancer"?
In railroading, who was "Rocky"?
Which of these railroads had the first railroad tunnel in the United...
In railroading terms, what is a "Shoofly"?
What railroad featured the passenger train "Volunteer"?
In railroading who are the "Redcaps"?
Who was the fireman on Casey Jones' engine the night of Casey's crash?
What railroad company features its own quarterly publication called...
In railroad terms, what is "Broncos in the Canyon"?
What railroad had the "Panama Limited" passenger train?
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