Types of Train Cars
What is the post office car used for?
To carry animals
To carry passengers
To carry the food
To carry mail
4. To carry mail
What does the word “train” mean?
To sleep
To pull
To carve
To mine
2. To pull
What event goes around the country where you can ride on Thomas and friends trains?
1. A Day Out with Thomas
2. Ride Along with Thomas
3. Choo-Choo Thomas Day
4. Thomas and Friends Train Day
1. A Day Out with Thomas
Who built the first known electric train in 1837, running on DC battery current?
Werner von Siemens
Richard Trevithick
Robert Davidson
Rudolf Diesel
3. Robert Davidson
What type of train carries people?
1. a coal tender
2. a freight train
3. a streamline train
4. a commuter train
4. a commuter train
In which car are passengers allowed to eat and drink?
1. The Engine Room
2. The Passenger Car
3. The Dining Car
4. The Freight Car
3. The Dining Car
What do you call a train driver?
1. Conductor
2. Pilot
3. Captain
4. Admiral
1. Conductor
Which green engine carries the mail and is Thomas's best friend?
1. James
2. Emily
3. Percy
4. Charlie
3. Percy
In which city was the first underground railway built in 1863?
1. London
2. Paris
3. New York
4. Rome
1. London - The London Metropolitan was built to ease traffic congestion in 1863.
What is special about a streamline engine?
1. They are huge
2. They are fast
3. They are slow
4. They are only rainbow
2. They are fast
What makes a dome car special?
You can look in all directions
You can go to the bathroom
You have to be silent when in it
You can sleep in it
1. You can look in all directions
What does the word shunt mean?
1. To empty a freight car
2. To load a freight car
3. To push or pull a train or part of a train
4. To attach an engine to the cars
3. To push or pull a train or part of a train
Which engine is from the African country of Kenya?
1. Ashima
2. Nia
3. Rheneas
4. Flora
2. Nia; Thomas met her in one of the Thomas and Friends movies
Before trains what were carriages, wagons, and carts pulled by?
1. Boats
2. Horses
3. A team of dogs
4. Donkeys
2. Horses
What are trains being fueled by today?
1. Electricity or Diesel fuel
2. Gasoline
3. Steam
4. Water
1. Electricity or Diesel Fuel
Which of the following is NOT a real train car?
1. Gondola
2. Boxcar
3. Autorack
4. Carriage Wagon
4. Carriage Wagon
What trains are used to climb steep hills and mountains?
1. Air cannon trains
2. Cog-and-rack trains
3. Goat hoof trains
4. Air stream trains
2. Cog-and-rack trains have a cog that meshes with the toothed rail on the track to make it easier to climb.
Which of Thomas's friends works at Brendam Docks and isn't very happy?
1. Hurricane
2. Sam
3. Cranky
4. Gator
3. Cranky
Besides walking and riding animals how did people move around before trains were invented?
1. Carriages
2. Motorcycle
3. Scooter
4. Boats
4. Boats
What type of train carries lumber, cattle, food, and coal?
1. Chugging trains
2. Electric trains
3. Freight trains
4. Bullet trains
3. Freight Trains
What are some of the items that are transported in a boxcar?
1. Fence posts and other building supplies
2. sand, corn, wheat, barley
3. tractors, military vehicles, logs
4. paper, lumber, beverages
4. paper, lumber, beverages
What type of train does not have a tender?
1. Freight Train
2. Armor Train
3. Tank Train
4. Auto Train
3. A tank train.
What are the names of Thomas's 2 reliable passenger cars?
1. Annie and Clarabel
2. Douglas and Donald
3. Emily and Elizabeth
4. Bash and Dash
1. Annie and Clarabel
Which was the fastest steam train ever?
1. Deltic
2. Rocket
3. Tahoe
4. Mallard
4. The English locomotive Mallard reached 126mph in 1938, it was a world record.
Which one is NOT a real type of train?
1. Christmas Express
2. Monorail
3. Tejas Express
4. Luxury Trains
1. Christmas Express