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Quiz about Passenger Train Routes
Quiz about Passenger Train Routes

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.
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Author
HumptysBlues
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
265,318
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
459
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the western terminus for the Capitol Limited of the B&O? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of the longest Milwaukee Road fleet of "Hiawatha's"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The Frisco's Firefly ran between Kansas City and what town? Hint


Question 4 of 10
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


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


Question 6 of 10
6. The name of the Wabash domeliner between Chicago and St. Louis was called? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The Santa Fe's premier train from Chicago to the Bay Area of California was the what? Hint


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


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


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



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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.
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?

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.
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 ?

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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