History of Transportation
Common Companies
Company Users
Commodities Shipped
Around the US
100
What year was the first train invented?
What is 1804
100
This company is known for hauling people
What is Amtrak
100
What major grocer uses trains to transports goods? (Blue logo)
What is Walmart
100
This commodity that is shipped by train is used to power trains
What is coal
100

This state's train hauls freight and passengers through the wilderness to the Arctic circle

What is Alaska Railroad

200
What was the first type of train?
What is Steam Locomotive
200
This is the second largest freight railroad network in the US
What is BNSF Railway
200
What major business transports their goods (mostly furniture) by train
What is Ikea
200
This commodity is used to make ethanol
What is Corn
200
This city, located in Illinois, is a major network
What is Chicago
300
How did the first trains move?
What is rope-hauled, gravity powered, or pulled by horses
300
This is the largest network and is serviced by 45,400 employees
What is Union Pacific Railroad
300
This company transports their farm equipment by train
What is John Deere
300
This commodity is used to make bread
What is Wheat
300
This state is known for it's many subways systems
What is New York
400
What were the first trains used for?
What is hauling coal
400
This company operates over 20,000 route miles in 22 eastern states
What is Norfolk Southern Railway
400
What zoo transports their animals to Madagascar by train accidently
What is Central Zoo
400
This commodity is used to make clothes
What is Cotton
400
This midwestern state is well known for hauling cattle
What is Kansas
500

Who consolidated small railways in the United States in the 1800s?

What is Cornelius Vanderbilt

500
This company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida
What is CSX Transportation
500
This business transports electronics by train
What is Best Buy
500
This commodity is used to power vehicles
What is Petroleum
500
This northern state hauls cheese across the states
What is Wisconsin
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