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yukon11
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Try the following quiz relating to Amtrak and U.S. railroads, of the past.

Scroll down for 25 questions. Each is worth 4 points, but, in some cases, 2 points for partial answers.

Below the 25 questions are rows of asteriks..and below the asterks are the answers. So, don't scroll down too far before completing the quiz. As before, please don't consult the internet or any outside reference to obtain answers.

Let us know your score. Good Luck!

Richard

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1. Typical railroad radio frequencies, for Amtrak and other railroads, is in the range of:
a. 160-161 mHz
b. 140-141 mHz
c. 130-131 mHz

2. Amtrak has a special sleeping unit, located on the lower level, which is especially convenient for passenger in wheel chairs. What is the name of this special sleeping unit?

3. You're headed east on the Southwest Chief, on the way to Chicago. You've just past Lawrence, Kansas. The next stop is Kansas City, Mo. True or false?

4. You're on the Ethan Allen Express, headed north. You've arrived in Fair Haven, VT. Your next stop will be Rutland, VT. True or false?

5. Aboard the California Zephyr, headed east, you are just leaving Reno, NV. In about 10 minutes will will come to another stop. What is this stop?

6. The founder and developer of the Great Northern Railway, who lived from 1838-1916, was ________?

7. W. Graham Claytor served as Amtrak's president starting in 1982. Before coming to Amtrak, Mr. Claytor served in a number of positions and offices. Which of the following was an office once held by Mr. Claytor:
a) Secretary of the Interior
b) CEO and President of United Parcel Service
c) Secretary of the Navy

8. On the dessert menu, what kind of pie does Amtrak serve?

9. The Amtrak station in Dallas, Texas is "Union Station". True or false?

10. Which of the following is the Amtrak station in Baltimore, MD?
a) Union Station
b) Penn Station
c) Camden Station

11. Glenwood Springs, Colorado, is a popular stop along the route of the California Zephyr. Glenwood Springs is renown for its hot springs, as well as being the grave site of a famous individual from out of "wild west" days. The name of this individual, buried in Glenwood Springs, is:
a) Wyatt Earp
b) Buffalo Bill
c) Doc Holliday
d) Red Ryder
e) Val Kilmer

12. On the "Monopoly" game board, what is the name of the railroad between the red and yellow lots?

13. On the route of the Amtrak "Cascades", the southernmost terminus is Albany, Oregon. True of false?

14. In the 1920's , a famous train operated by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, from New York to Miami, was:
a) The Dixie Flyer
b) The Silver Meteor
c) The Crescent
d) The Orange Blossom Special

15. The Chicago and North Western Railroad (CNW) had, at its westernmost terminus, Rapid City, South Dakota. True or false?

16. The Amtak "peak travel" period is between May 23 and Sept 15. True or false?

17. The "Capitol Limited", "Ambassador", and "Fort Pitt" were trains of the:
a) Pennsylvania Railroad
b) B & O Railroad

18. In the song, "Chattanooga Choo Choo", the Choo Choo could be found on:
a) Track 59
b) Track 49
c) Track 39
d) Track 29

19. Amtrak deleted a train, in 1979, which ran along the old Northern Pacific route. The name of this train was:
a) Olympian Hiawatha
b) North Coast Limited
c) North Coast Hiawatha

20. Another deleted Amtrak train, in 1997, was a route from Los Angeles to Ogden/Salt Lake. This train was the "Pioneer". True or false?

21. The song, "Wabash Cannonball" was made famous in the 1930's by which of the following artists:
a) Bing Crosby
b) Gene Autry
c) Roy Acuff
d) Leon Trotsky

22. What hamburger is offered on the Amtrak lunch menu?

a) Blue Angus Burger
b) Build Your Own Burger
c) Amtrak Mac

23. Amtrak's "Ann Rutledge" train, between Kansas City, MO and Chicago, Il, was named after:
a) Daniel Boone's daughter
b) John Quincy Adams's wife
c) Lincoln's old girlfriend
d) Johnny Appleseed's girfriend

24. The northernmost terminus of Amtrak's "Vermonter" is St. Albans, VT. True or false?

25. The old train, "James Whitcomb Riley", ran from Chicago to Cleveland. True or false?

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Answers:

1. a
2. It's called the "Accessible Bedroom"
3. true
4. true
5. Sparks, NV
6. James J. Hill. Give yourself 2 points if you just answered "Hill".
7. c
8. Key Lime pie. 2 points if you said "lime pie".
9. true
10. b
11. c) Doc Holliday. Buffalo Bill is buried in Golden Colorado. Give yourself 2 points for "Val Kilmer", for his excellent job in portraying Doc Holliday in the movie, "Tombstone".
12. B & O Railroad
13. false. It's Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
14. d
15. false. I know it was further west than Rapid City..I believe it was Lander, WY established in 1906.
16. b) false. The peak period is from May 23 to
Oct. 15.
17. b
18. d
19. c
20. false. It was the "Desert Wind".
21. c
22. b
23. c
24. true
25. false. The James Whitcomb Riley operated between Chicago and Cincinnati.

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OK....here goes. I printed the questions and have not looked at the answers.

1) a

2) The 'Accessible Bedroom'.....usually room 'H'

3) True.....did train #4 just 8 weks ago!

4) I'm thinking True....I've never ridden this train though.

5)Sparks, NV......the UP DOES NOT like you getting off the train during this stop.

6)A certain Mr. James Hill. Amtrak's #7 and #8 are named for him.

7) C.....Secretary of the Navy. Before that he was the President of the Southern Railway who, ironically enough, opted to continue operating Southern's remaining passenger trains rather than join Amtrak in 1971.

8)Chocolate? Yeah, this is wrong I'm sure.

9) True

10) Penn Station

11) I'm thinking C, Doc Holliday who spent his last days coping with tuberculosis in the clear Colorado air.

12) The B&O

13) False.....Eugene is further south.

14) D by process of elimination. The Humming Bird operated, in part of the C&EI and L&N, the Crescent on Southern, A&WP, and L&N, and the Silver Meteor was born during the streamliner era. That leaves only the Orange Blossom Special.

15) False was my gut reaction but I'll only take two points credit. I cheated by turning around to look at the US Railroad map on the wall behind me to confirm this.

16) False....this sounds too logical to be true.

17) B.....B&O

18) D......Pardon me boy.

19) C......that's one of the ones I never got to ride and wish now that I had.

20) False......the Desert Wind

21) C

22) B

23) C

24) True

25) False.....the James Whitcomb Riley was originally a New York Central train from Chicago to Cincinnati. In the early Amtrak days the train now known as the Cardinal was called the George Washington in one direction and the James Whitcomb Riley in the other. By the mid-70's the it was simply the James Whitcomb Riley both ways and by the time the 1980's came it was just the Cardinal.

OK.....scoring myself I think I get a 94.....and that's because I peaked at the map on the C&NW question.

I honestly don't get out much......or have been a serious passenger rail enthusiast for nearly 40 years now. Very frightening.

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Climbing toward 5,000 posts like the Southwest Chief ascending Raton Pass. Cautiously, not nearly as fast as in the old days, and hoping to avoid premature reroutes.

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Wow......don't know what went wrong above.

Long story short -

94

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David Pressley

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Climbing toward 5,000 posts like the Southwest Chief ascending Raton Pass. Cautiously, not nearly as fast as in the old days, and hoping to avoid premature reroutes.

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Congratulations on a very good score, David.

Why doesn't the UP like you getting off in Sparks? I do remember, about 8 yrs ago, a few friends of mine got off in Sparks on the way to the Nugget Casino. Nothing trainside but a cement platform. I wanted to use the rest room in the UP facility and a women strongly told me I could not..it was for UP use only. Yes, not very friendly.

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The main reason is that the Sparks platform is adjacent to their freight yard and they fear having John Q. Public wander in front of a moving switch engine. There are "NO Amtrak Passengers Beyond this Point" all over the place.

FWIW - Amtrak now lingers for the fresh aire/smoke stop at Reno. Sparks may still the refueling point but I don't think folks are invited to get off there.

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17. The "Capitol Limited", "Ambassador", and "Fort Pitt" were trains of the:
a) Pennsylvania Railroad
b) B & O Railroad


Correct answer should be c) Both of the above.

The Fort Pitt was PRR 51-52 Pgh-Chi operating on a daylight schedule.

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Mr Norman..are you sure? My references may be wrong.

The info I got is from the book "The Trains We Rode" by Lucius Beeebe/Charles Clegg.

On one page, they talk about "The Baltimoe & Ohio's all-Pullman Fort Pitt on the Pittsburgh-Chicago overnight run". On another page, they state the B & O's "Capital Limited, Ambassador, and Fort Pitt Limited were celebrated for their cuisine, expeditious scheduling, and courtly crews..". Were the "Fort Pitt" and "Fort Pitt Limited" different trains?

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Ref: PRR Form 1, April 1957. Tables 11 & 12.

PM me if you wish a Xerox of such.

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OK - Until about 1958 or so B&O varnish continued from Washington up to New York, right?

B&O would have had a separate right-of-way as far as.....what.....Wilmington or Philadelphia but then would have to continue over PRR trackage to reach final destination.

Am I on the right track.......so to speak?

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This is one that got away from me.

Mr. Presley, the B&O operated passenger trains Wash Union Station to Jersey City until the TT change during April 1958. The best known train was the Royal Blue. Such used B&O trackage to somewhat N of Chestnut St in Phila where it became RDG`. At Bound Brook NJ, the route went to the CNJ and terminated at their Jersey City terminal. From there the B&O offered bus service to various destinations within Manhattan and Brooklyn. Scheduled time JC-Wash was 4'00".

During that era PRR's best time NY-Wash was 3'35" - wonder where the business went!

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