Railroad Version Of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader

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Railroad Version Of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader

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HA! Rules are:
1. HAVE FUN :lol:
2. DT&I posts questions
3. AND MAINLY NO FIGHTING lol

ok lets get started


1. What was EMD's first locomotive?
2. When did the NW and SOU merge?
3. How much Horsepower does a SD70ACe have?
4. When did YN3 come out?


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DT&I wrote:1. What was EMD's first locomotive? SC (switcher with "cast" frame)
2. When did the NW and SOU merge? June 1, 1982
3. How much Horsepower does a SD70ACe have? 4300
4. When did YN3 come out? Debuted in 2002 on EMD SD50 8503
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First: Poop on you
Second: hardly ANY 5th grader would know any of this
Third: I decided to play anyway

1. SC-cast frame switcher
2. 1982
3. 4300 HP
4. The paint scheme YN3 Debuted in 2002
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like the RR questions! :D
DT&I wrote: 1. What was EMD's first locomotive? SC
2. When did the NW and SOU merge? June 1, 1982
3. How much Horsepower does a SD70ACe have? 4300
4. When did YN3 come out? Debuted in 2002
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Next round:



What was Illinois Centrals famous passenger train painted in brown?
Between what two cities did the Wabash Cannonball run?
How long is the UP Big Boy?
When did the GT buy the DT&I?
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DT&I wrote:Next round:



What was Illinois Centrals famous passenger train painted in brown?
Between what two cities did the Wabash Cannonball run?
How long is the UP Big Boy?
When did the GT buy the DT&I?
Im not playing, but wernt ALL IC trains painted brown?
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sd70accsxt700 wrote:
DT&I wrote:Next round:



What was Illinois Centrals famous passenger train painted in brown?
Between what two cities did the Wabash Cannonball run?
How long is the UP Big Boy?
When did the GT buy the DT&I?
Im not playing, but wernt ALL IC trains painted brown?
Ill refrase it then
The illinois central train that ran from Chicago to New Orleans?
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DT&I wrote:


What was Illinois Centrals famous passenger train painted in brown? City of New Orleans
Between what two cities did the Wabash Cannonball run?Detroit and st louis
How long is the UP Big Boy?180 ft?
When did the GT buy the DT&I?1980
only one that was a real shot in the dark for me was the big boy one :)
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YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:
DT&I wrote:


What was Illinois Centrals famous passenger train painted in brown? City of New Orleans
Between what two cities did the Wabash Cannonball run?Detroit and st louis
How long is the UP Big Boy?180 ft?
When did the GT buy the DT&I?1980
only one that was a real shot in the dark for me was the big boy one :)
Quite a bit off NO ONE SAW THAT lol
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My name is Jeff Ochs and I am NOT smarter than a fifth grader. :roll: :mrgreen:
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Jochs wrote:Image
My name is Jeff Ochs and I am NOT smarter than a fifth grader. :roll: :mrgreen:
HA! lol now post a pic of you as a 6th grader and you will be lol
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DT&I wrote: HA! lol now post a pic of you as a 6th grader and you will be lol
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I am now smarter than a fifth grader :mrgreen: :wink:
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DT&I wrote:Next round:
What was Illinois Centrals famous passenger train painted in brown? Panama Limited
Between what two cities did the Wabash Cannonball run? Detroit and St. Louis
How long is the UP Big Boy? Engine 85'-3", Engine & Tender 132'-9"
When did the GT buy the DT&I? June, 1980
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ok everyone gets a point for that poorly worded question. next round


When was the B&O chartered?
When did the SD45 come out?
Between what two cities does CSX D743 run?
When was the first GP built by EMD?
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DT&I wrote:ok everyone gets a point for that poorly worded question. next round


When was the B&O chartered? After Baltimore was founded
When did the SD45 come out? After the SD40
Between what two cities does CSX D743 run? Point A and point B
When was the first GP built by EMD?
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Watch, it'll turn out that MQT got every single one wrong.

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Pops...the GP7 ended up outside the quote box.....
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DT&I wrote:ok everyone gets a point for that poorly worded question. next round


When was the B&O chartered? 1827
When did the SD45 come out? February, 1965
Between what two cities does CSX D743 run? Lima and Deshler
When was the first GP built by EMD? GP7, October, 1949
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next round:


Who is the president of BNSF Railway?
How much can a SD40-2 hold in its fuel tank?
How long is a 5 set of DTTX well cars?
How heavy is a ES44DC?
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DT&I wrote:next round:


Who is the president of BNSF Railway? Warren Buffet
How much can a SD40-2 hold in its fuel tank? 3200 gallons?
How long is a 5 set of DTTX well cars? 300 ft can I get points if im close? :lol:
How heavy is a ES44DC? it weighs a little more then a ES40DC
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