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Take the following railroad-related trivia quiz. Test your knowledge of railroad facts. First, click on the question that you wish to answer. It wall appear, by itself on a separate page, along with an answer button. Click the answer bar when you wish to check your answer against the computer. Click the "Back" bar to return to the quiz. Good luck and have fun!

(1) On What date was first operating date for the new Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)?

(2) The New Conrail was formed from the remains of how many eastern Railroads?

(3) What were the eastern railroads which were merged to form Conrail?

(4) Conrail was re-organized into how many divisions? And, What are they?

(5) Which facility is the easternmost terminus of Conrail? and, which is the western-most Terminus?

(6) Who was the first president of the New Conrail in 1976?

(7) Who will be the last president of "Big Blue" (Conrail)?

(8) What was the "Start-up" date for Penn Central?

(9) Penn Central was the result of the merger of what two railroading Giants?

(10)On January 1, 1969, Penn Central was forced to absorb which other bankrupt railroad?

(11)Despite huge "cash infusions" The Penn Central declared bankruptcy on what date?

(12)What former president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, also a Philadelphia lawyer, was the president of Penn Central?

(13)What former president of The New York Central was the Chief Operating Officer of the Penn Central?

(14)What massive hump Yard on Conrail is named for this COO of Penn Central?

(15)Which US president signed the Railroad Revitalization Acts, which created Conrail?

(16)Which former railroads were merged to make up today's CSX?

(17)In which city is the CSX Central Dispatch Center located?

(18)Guilford Transportation Systems is the parent company to which railroads?

(19)Who is the Billionaire Shipping magnate, financier, who owns Guilford Transportation Systems?

(20)What does the famous Conrail Logo symbolize?

(21)What is the date that Norfolk Southern and CSX assume the "control" of The Consolidated Rail Corp.?(Conrail)

(22)In what year was CSX formed and from which two companies?

(23)Who built the first U.S. Locomotive? And in what year?

(24)What was the name of the legislative act, passed by Congress which formed Amtrak? and what was the year?

(25)Which 3 railroads were exempted from the Rail Passenger Service Act and continued to operate their own passenger trains after the start-up of Amtrak?

(26)Of ALL of Amtrak's routes, which is the only trackage that Amtrak OWNS and operates?

(27)Norfolk Southern Corporation was formed in what year? By, the merger of which 2 railroads?

(28)Norfolk Southern made up of which "fallen flags"?

(29)What was the name of the first railroad train in Pennsylvania. (and in The United States!) It was built for the Pennsylvania, Germantown and Norristown Railway, by Matthias Baldwin (his first)in 1832?

(30)In what year was the Pennsylvania Railroad incorporated?

(31)Which is the "oldest" division on Conrail (PC/PRR)?

(32)In what year was Canadian National Railways established?

(33)What railroads did Canadian National assume control of in 1922?

(34)On January 5, 1984, in order to complete an "end to end system" Guilford Transportation Systems purchased which famous, "bridge" railroad?

(35)On what date did Guilford jump into the railroad business? And, by purchasing which (profitable) New England Railroad Staple?

(36)Which Guilford locomotive was the FIRST to be repainted into the new "big G" scheme? What was the significance of this engine?

(37)Which Massachusetts City has the duties of being Headquarters for Guilford Transportation Systems?

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