Railroad History
The oldest Railroad Station in America
What is B&O Railroad's Ellicott City depot?
City to have first public transportation system
What is Boston?
DC
What is Detective Comics?
______________ miles of track operated by seven Class 1 railroads.
What is 140,000?
Country with largest network of energy pipelines in the world.
United States (2.4 Million miles of pipe)
Gauge of a railroad
What is the distance between the inside vertical surface of the head of the rail?
Public transportation started in _______ (year only)
What is 1826?
Wonder Women original name
What is Suprema?
Largest short-line railroad operator in the U.S.
Who is Genesee & Wyoming.
Device used to inspect pipelines
What is a robotic device called Pipeline Inspection Gauges (PIGs)?
Measurement of Standard Gauge
What is 4 ft 8-1/2 inches?
This animal powered the first transit car that was designed to hold 8-10 people
What is a Horse?
In 1938 DC published the first _________ story in Action Comics.
What is Superman?
Largest shareholder in the Canadian National (CN) Railway
Who is Bill Gates
First recorded use of iron pipe to transport oil was established in _________.
What is 1859?
Founder of the Kansas City Southern Railroad
Who is Arthur Stilwell?
In 1832, Railroad technology of the time leaked onto city streets and brought us the _____; the first rail transit system.
What is The Horsecar?
DC Comics first superhero
Who is The Phantom?
Three most common types of modern freight trains.
What is the Unit Train, mixed freight train, and intermodal train?
Operates the largest gas pipeline system in North America.
Who is Kinder Morgan?
First underground railway in the world was located in __________
What is London?
The first public transportation bus company in the US.
What is The Omnibus
First DC Villain
Who is Doctor Sivana?
First U.S. Railway chartered for commercial transport of passengers and freight.
What is the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (February 28, 1827)?
Natural gas travels through pipelines at a pace of ______ miles per hour.
What is 15 mph?