American diesel locomotives quiz

Thanks for the link! Fun quiz. I got 8 out of 10 right too. I missed BOTH of the Amtrak questions (shows how interested I am in "modern" passenger service). The UP gas turbine question was a little too generic, I think. Only their 10,000 Gross Horsepower (8500HP at the rail) turbines were referred to as "Big Blows". Although I could be mistaken. I remember reading a story that one of the UP gas turbines had been parked under a highway overpass. It heated up and softened the asphalt so much that it blew chunks of the roadway into the air. And upon falling back to earth, the turbine ingested them. Expensive repair bill, I'll bet! But I digress...

Jeff

A. [ ] stinky B. [ ] harshly noisy C. [ ] boxy D. [ ] as soul-less as an HMO E. [ ] all the above

LOL! So you know my ex-wife, huh?

Jeff

Got all 10! Had to guess on 1 question (number of locos boutght) but nailed it. Most of the questions have easy answers which can be deduced by the other wrong answer selections.

-- Why isn't there an Ozone Hole at the NORTH Pole?

I somehow got 8 out of 10 -- one wrong was the amount of the CNW units (only 1, I guessed 5) and stupid me, I picked Super Chief instead of El Capitan fro the Hi-Level answer....something I should have known.

Brain fart....

Gosh no, I was thinking of Dick Cheney! Does your ex look like him?

Perfect!

I took Super Chief too... why should El Capitan been the obvious answer?

On your first or second try?

I got eight out of ten on the first and surpise! ten out of ten on the second.

See what studying will do for you. ;-)

Eric

On your first or second try?

I got eight out of ten on the first and surpise! ten out of ten on the second.

See what studying will do for you. ;-)

Eric

On your first or second try?

I got eight out of ten on the first and surpise! ten out of ten on the second.

See what studying will do for you. ;-)

Eric

Rather to my surprise, I also got 8/10. Two or three of my correct answers were lucky guesses -- but I still seem to know more abou this than I had thought!

-- Kizhe

For one thing, the Super was an all-sleeper train (apart from the obvious lounges, dome, diner, etc.)!

I got 9 out of 10. Missed the "not an ALCO product" question.

Regards,

DAve

I got 8 too, but actually had 9. I said "torpedo tube" instead of "torpedo tubes", so I think that one should be right ;^)

Awww... that was the EASY one! :-)

OK, not being a historical passenger guy, I can see how that the Super Chief

... to repeat the question (since it seems to have been lost on the way)... why should El Capitan been the obvious answer?

What do you mean "second try"? There is only one try and you have to answer the questions from your memory. No fair looking up the answer somewhere else.

-- Why isn't there an Ozone Hole at the NORTH Pole?

I got that one because I remembered when the El Cap got those cars. They were a "step ahead" with the cars. In addition, the Super Chief was the primary train and more "traditional" than the El Capitan.

-- Why isn't there an Ozone Hole at the NORTH Pole?