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Trivia Challenge #2 1. The Bullet Train began operation in 1964 in what country?
Japan 2. A “frog” would most likely be found on a turnout
. the fire box 3. The new Acela operates on what railroad?
Amtrak 4. The famous Moffat tunnel is 6.2 miles
long. 6.2 5. What is the wheel arrangement of a Challenger?
4-6-6-4 4-8-8-4 6. The 20th century limited and the Broadway limited operated between New
York and Chicago. 7. Built in 1808 by Richard Trevithick, the locomotive known as
"Catch me who can" was the first steam
locomotive to run in London. Locomotion 8. The first steam locomotive built in the United States was
Tom Thumb. Locomotion 9. In Great Britain, the caboose is called the brake
van . Tail tram 10. Match the following: Feather River Route Western
Pacific New York Central, 11. Nickel Plate Road New York, Chicago and Saint
Louis New York Central, 12. The Water Level Route New York Central
New York Central, 13. What year did the English Channel Tunnel open for rail service?
1994 1994 14. The uprights on a trestle are called Bents
. Stays 15. The "Flying Scottsman" was the first
locomotive to break 100 mile per hour barrier. 16. The portable towns along the railroad during the construction of the
transcontinental railroad were called "Hell on wheels".
17. By law, this color can not be used in a lighted railroad signal.
white red 18. Check the signal types used in US railroads. (check all that apply) color-light signals, position-light signals, color-position signals, semaphores, dwarf color-light signals 19. "Telltales" found near railroad tunnels saved
many a brakeman's life. ended 20. In general, a red "target" on a switch tells the engineer the switch is broken
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