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1 trivia quiz  Light Rail in the USA, Part 1 icon
Light Rail in the USA, Part 1 - Systems East of the Mississippi River. I give some information about the Transit Agency, system, line, or the city that it is in and you name the agency or line (or perhaps "there is no Light Rail..." is the answer).
 Tough 10Q
132 plays
 Apr 07 07
worksafe
2 trivia quiz  CSXT's (former) Detroit Division icon
Think you know the CSX Transportion Railroad in Michigan? It is rumored that CSX stands for (C)hessie System, (S)eaborn System, and e(X)tras. But even its employees don't know what it stands for.
 Difficult 10Q
135 plays
 Mar 01 04
breus
3 trivia quiz  Light Rail in the USA, Part 2 icon
Light Rail in the USA, Part 2 - Systems West of the Mississippi River. Once again, information is given about the Transit Agency, system, line, or the city that it is in and you name the agency or line ("there is no Light Rail..." may be the answer).
 Difficult 15Q
117 plays
 Apr 25 07
worksafe
4 trivia quiz  Passenger Train Routes icon
First try at creating a quiz, so I picked a category that I know well, where did these trains run from and to!
 Very Difficult 10Q
195 plays
 Jun 27 07
HumptysBlues
5 trivia quiz  The Pennsylvania Railroad icon
The Pennsylvania Railroad, also known as the PRR or the Pennsy, was not only the largest railroad in the United States for much of its existence, it was also the largest corporation in the world.
 Tough 10Q
201 plays
 Jul 27 07
maiguy
6 trivia quiz  American Freight Cars icon
A short quiz about American freight cars & freight car systems.
 Difficult 10Q
423 plays
 Oct 28 02
StarWarsBuff
7 trivia quiz  All Around Amtrak icon
Like train travel? Then you should like this quiz. All aboard and good luck!
 Tough 10Q
351 plays
 Jul 01 04
jaike
8 trivia quiz  American Diesel Locomotives icon
A quiz about US Diesel Locomotives and US Railroading in general.
 Very Difficult 10Q
369 plays
 Feb 12 03
jez_mcgad
9 trivia quiz  Washington D.C. Metro
Quiz about the Washington D.C. Metro (subway) system
 Difficult 25Q
741 plays
 Sep 06 01
dbaron4
10 trivia quiz  Amtrak Long Distance Trains icon
I have traveled over 25,000 miles on Amtrak. These are some questions and facts about the long distance trains.
 Tough 10Q
198 plays
 Jul 02 06
denmarks

Some sample questions from this category:

* What is the average length of a modern boxcar?
* The first freight cars were made and used (on railroads) about what year?
* What was the first major addition to freight-car construction?
* What feature of later American freight cars was something never seen before on British freight cars?
* The mark "TA" on a freight car indicates that it is a:
* Buckeye-style freight car trucks are notable for what feature?
* The average freight car earns about how many dollars a month for the operating company?
* Why is the Fairbanks-Morse "Erie Built" so called?
* Who built the C-Liner or Consolidation Liner?
* Which of these is NOT an ALCO product?
* Why can't Amtrak marshal Express Box Cars at the head of a train?
* How many DL-109s did the Chicago & North Western buy?
* In EMD diesels, what does the "Dash 2" designation mean (as in SD40-2)?
* What nickname did the Union Pacific RR Gas Turbine locomotives gain?
* Amtrak's Superliner passenger cars are well known, but for which service were their predecessors built by the Santa Fe?
* The HQ of the Detroit Division was located near what city?
* The Detroit Division merged with what other division of CSX on Feb 3, 2004?
* The Detroit Division was located in what region of CSX?
* What is the name of the diamond where the Saginaw Subdivision, and Detroit Subivisions cross?
* How many dispatchers did the Detroit Division have?

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