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Railroads

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does BNSF stand for?

a)

Baltimore Northern and Santa Fe

b)

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

c)

Burlington Northern and Sacramento Fe

d)

BNSF Lines

2.

What is a 4-4-2 wheel configuration called?

a)

Consolidation

b)

Northern

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

3.

How did Conrail cease from existence

a)

Split and go into Norfolk Southern and CSX

b)

Bankruptcy

c)

Split and go into Amtrak and Penn Central

d)

Merged with Penn Central

4.

Which one of these is a Class 1 Railroad?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What are the Class 1 Railroads in North America

a)

Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Soo Line, Grand Trunk Western

b)

Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line Canadian Pacific, Canadian National

c)

Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National

d)

Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National,

Amtrak

6.

What Class 1 Railroad do you prefer?

4 lines
7.

When did Penn Central file for bankruptcy

a)

1967

b)

1980

c)

1970

d)

1971

8.

What railroads made the transcontinental railroad?

a)

Union Pacific, Burlington Northern

b)

Grand Trunk Western, Central Pacific

c)

Union Pacific, Central Pacific

d)

American Government

9.

When did Burlington Northern and the Santa Fe merge

a)

1955

b)

1995

c)

1999

d)

2001

10.

What is the largest steam locomotive?

a)

Union Pacific 9000 Class

b)

Union Pacific 4000 Class

c)

Pennsylvania Railroad T1

d)

Southern Pacific GS-4

11.

How does a steam locomotive work

a)

Steam that goes into the wheels which causes them to move

b)

Steam that goes into the pistons that moves the rods which are connected to the wheels to cause them to move

c)

Steam which goes into a generator to power it to produce electricity and move the wheels to cause them to move

d)

Steam which goes into the smoke stack that causes the wheels to move

12.

Which one is Southern Pacific 4449

a)
b)
13.

Whats the biggest passenger railroad in the United States?

a)

COASTER

b)

Metra

c)

CalTrain

d)

Amtrak

e)

NJ Transit

14.

What locomotive is this?

a)

F59PHI

b)

GP40

c)

F40PH

d)

P42DC

15.

Is this the first Amtrak Locomotive?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the fastest train?

a)

Shinkansen

b)

Avelia Liberty

c)

SCMaglev

d)

Mallard A4

17.

What are Amtrak's new long distance locomotives?

a)

SC-44

b)

ALC-42

c)

P42DC

d)

GP22ECO

18.

Where was the first train invented? (1804)

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Dominion of Canada

19.

Where is this train located?

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Estonia

20.

What railroad does SOO LINE's operations?

a)

Canadian National

b)

Grand Truck Western

c)

BNSF

d)

Canadian Pacific

21.

Amtrak's _________ ________ is the only electric lines on Amtrak

(a)  

22.

Is this Amtrak's new high-speed locomotive?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

How many Class 2 Railroads are there?

a)

36

b)

58

c)

21

d)

4

24.

Which country doesn't have railroad

a)

Iceland

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

Australia