Ultimate Railroad Quiz
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- 1.
What railroad did President Lincoln call "The Gut of the Confederacy"?
- A.
Valdosta Railway
- B.
Louisville And Nashville
- C.
Virginia And Tennessee Railroad
- D.
Central Railroad Of Georgia
Correct Answer
C. Virginia And Tennessee Railroad -
- 2.
What railroad offered the passenger train "Maple Leaf"?
- A.
Lehigh Valley
- B.
Maine Central
- C.
Central Vermont
- D.
New York Central
Correct Answer
A. Lehigh Valley -
- 3.
What railroad had the "John Wilkes" passenger train?
- A.
Lehigh Valley
- B.
New York, New Haven, And Hartford
- C.
Western Maryland
- D.
New York Central
Correct Answer
A. Lehigh Valley -
- 4.
What passenger train was dubbed "The World's Handsomest Streak of Varnish"?
- A.
Lehigh Valley's Black Diamond
- B.
Burlington Route's Pioneer Zephyr
- C.
Illinois Central's Green Diamond
- D.
New York Central's Vanderbilt
Correct Answer
A. Lehigh Valley's Black Diamond -
- 5.
What railroad had a passenger train nicknamed, "The Honeymoon Express"?
- A.
Pennsylvania Railroad
- B.
Jersey Central Railroad
- C.
Atlantic Coast Line
- D.
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Correct Answer
D. Lehigh Valley Railroad -
- 6.
What railroad owns the premier coal transloading facility in the U.S., "Pier 6"?
- A.
Norfolk Southern
- B.
Union Pacific
- C.
Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railway
- D.
CSX
Correct Answer
A. Norfolk Southern -
- 7.
What was the name of the Camden and Amboy Railroad's first locomotive?
- A.
New Jersey
- B.
Allegrippus
- C.
James Guthrie
- D.
John Bull
Correct Answer
D. John Bull -
- 8.
What railroad garnered the nickname, "Rat Hole Division"?
- A.
Cincinnati Southern Railway
- B.
Washington, Idaho, And Montana R.R.
- C.
New York, Susquehanna, And Western R.R.
- D.
Illinois Terminal Road
Correct Answer
A. Cincinnati Southern Railway -
- 9.
What was the first American circus to travel by rail?
- A.
Spaulding Ad Rogers Circus
- B.
John H. Murray Circus
- C.
Bacon-Derious Circus
- D.
W.W. Cole Circus
Correct Answer
C. Bacon-Derious Circus -
- 10.
What was the name of the first engine of the Kanoma and Prattsburgh Railroad?
- A.
Steel
- B.
Homer
- C.
Liberty Belle
- D.
Hulda
Correct Answer
D. Hulda -
- 11.
What was the first railroad from the east to gain a route into Chicago?
- A.
New York Central
- B.
Baltimore And Ohio Railroad
- C.
Michigan Southern And Northern Indiana Railroad
- D.
Michigan Central
Correct Answer
C. Michigan Southern And Northern Indiana Railroad -
- 12.
What railroad featured the passenger train, "Nancy Hanks"?
- A.
Florida East Coast
- B.
Central Of Georgia
- C.
Norfolk And Western
- D.
Louisville And Nashville
Correct Answer
B. Central Of Georgia -
- 13.
What railroad was first to introduce "Individual Drinking Cups' to passenger train service?
- A.
New Jersey Central
- B.
Baltimore And Ohio
- C.
Boston And Maine
- D.
Delaware, Lackawanna, And Western
Correct Answer
D. Delaware, Lackawanna, And Western -
- 14.
What railroad used the first Pullman Dining Car?
- A.
Illinois Central
- B.
Chicago And Alton Railroad
- C.
New York Central
- D.
Pennsylvania Railroad
Correct Answer
B. Chicago And Alton Railroad -
- 15.
Who was known as the "Father of High Speed Trains"?
- A.
George Westinghouse
- B.
Eugene Beggs
- C.
Plimmon Dudley
- D.
John Reid
Correct Answer
C. Plimmon Dudley -
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