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Passenger Train Routes Trivia Quiz

First try at creating a quiz, so I picked a category that I know well, where did these trains run from and to!

A multiple-choice quiz by HumptysBlues. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
HumptysBlues

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
265,318

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
480

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 76 (5/10), Guest 82 (9/10), 4wally (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the western terminus for the Capitol Limited of the B&O? Hint

Detroit

Chicago

St. Louis

Houston

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the longest Milwaukee Road fleet of "Hiawatha's"? Hint

Olympian Hiawatha

Midwest Hiawatha

Morning Hiawatha

Arrow Hiawatha

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Frisco's Firefly ran between Kansas City and what town? Hint

Fort Scott

Baton Rouge

Memphis

Oklahoma City

4. The Empire Builder was a premier train on the Great Northern, Spokane, Portland & Seattle, and the Burlington route. The western termini were in Seattle and Portland. The eastern terminus was where? Hint

St. Louis

Chicago

New Orleans

Kansas City

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Question 5 of 10

5. Once the pride of the New York Central, it was an all-pullman train for years on the New York to Chicago route via Cleveland. This train was named the __________ Limited. Hint

Broadway

Commodore Vanderbilt

Ambassador

20th Century

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Question 6 of 10

6. The name of the Wabash domeliner between Chicago and St. Louis was called? Hint

The Wabash Cannonball

The Blue Bird

The City Of Chicago

The Midnight Special

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Santa Fe's premier train from Chicago to the Bay Area of California was the what? Hint

The Scout

City Of San Fransisco

The Golden Gate

San Francisco Chief

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Canadian Pacific had a pair of trains on their route from Montreal and Toronto to Vancouver. The premier train was the Canadian. What was the name of the other train? Hint

The Continental

The Dominion

The Ocean Limited

The North American

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Question 9 of 10

9. Unable to compete with the Milwaukee Roads Hiawathas and the Burlington's Zephyr's, the Chicago & Northwestern was the first major player to resign from the Chicago Twin Cities market. Their premier train, and later the name of the railroads fleet of trains, was named the ? Hint

Viking

400

Laker

Kate Shelly

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Denver & Rio Grande Western ran a named train between Denver and Craig. What was the name of this train? Hint

The Ski Train

The Prospector

The Yampa Valley

The Mountaineer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the western terminus for the Capitol Limited of the B&O?

Answer: Chicago

The train ran from Washington to Chicago as an all-pullman train for many years. However they did have cars from Baltimore, New York (Jersey City) and other points at different times.

2. What was the name of the longest Milwaukee Road fleet of "Hiawatha's"?

Answer: Olympian Hiawatha

This train had several unique cars like a full dome and the skytop observation cars.

3. The Frisco's Firefly ran between Kansas City and what town?

Answer: Oklahoma City

Once a crack train, the Frisco had downgraded to a named local by the 1950s.

Answer: Chicago

Named after James Hill who combined the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroads.

5. Once the pride of the New York Central, it was an all-pullman train for years on the New York to Chicago route via Cleveland. This train was named the __________ Limited.

Answer: 20th Century

The name may not be significant now, but at the time it created a great public image for the railroad and signified speed and luxury. They even rolled out a red carpet upon its arrival at either destination.

6. The name of the Wabash domeliner between Chicago and St. Louis was called?

Answer: The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird, along with the Banner Blue were the premier trains for the Wabash between these two Midwestern cities. They competed for traffic with the Illinois Central's Green Diamond and the Alton Road (later GM&O) Abraham Lincoln and the Alton Limited.

7. The Santa Fe's premier train from Chicago to the Bay Area of California was the what?

Answer: San Francisco Chief

The train reached Richmond, CA where you would then have to transfer to get to San Fransisco proper. The train had a dome car usually and several Hi-Level coaches in it's consist.

8. The Canadian Pacific had a pair of trains on their route from Montreal and Toronto to Vancouver. The premier train was the Canadian. What was the name of the other train?

Answer: The Dominion

Before the Canadian, a beautiful domed train, the Dominion was their crack train. With the advent of the fluted side and domed Canadian, the Dominion was relegated to a secondary status of both equipment and schedule.

Answer: 400

The 400 was originally named because it covered the 400 miles it transversed in 400 minutes!

10. The Denver & Rio Grande Western ran a named train between Denver and Craig. What was the name of this train?

Answer: The Yampa Valley

The Prospector was the name of a Denver to Salt Lake City train on the Rio Grande. The Mountaineer was a C&NW-Soo Line- Canadian Pacific train from Chicago to Vancouver. The Ski Train is still run as a special train from Denver to Glenwood Springs.

Source: Author HumptysBlues

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