Rail History
Located in Box Elder County, this historical landmark was driven by Leland Stanford.
What is the Golden Spike?
This might be a term for someone who loves the grateful dead, or it might be a railroad employee traveling on a pass.
What is a deadhead?
Born Nov. 1944, this railroader became the CEO of 4 major Class 1 railroads.
Who is Hunter Harrison?
This train has become an iconic symbol of luxury travel and has inspired numerous adaptations, including a recent film.
What is the Orient Express?
Railroad operations are initialized and organized around car location messages (CLMs). Those messages are generated when they pass this type of scanner.
What is an RFID scanner?
This railroad term first originated as a marketing tool as a means to measure power.
A slang term for a small engine used for switching around roundhouses or shops.
What is a dinky?
This Class 1 railroad reports that they move enough lumber each year to frame 300K houses
What is BNSF
The train you would be taking if your ticket mentioned platform 9 3/4.
What is the Hogwarts Express?
Quality compounds, errors erode, according to this Telegraph Value.
What is build for the long term?
1851 was the first year this technology was implemented on the Erie Railroad.
What is the Telegraph?
You might recognize this word from a kid's show or you might know it as the name for a locomotive engineer trainee.
What is a piglet?
Between 5,400 feet and 14,000 feet long.
What is the average length of a freight train?
The main protagonist from The Railway Series
Who is Thomas the Train Engine
Known for its slightly rounded corners, a tall x-height, and an open aperture, this typeface is Telegraph's official font.
What is Poppins? (Will take Noir Pro)
Still utilized by Amtrak to this day, this railroad was the first Class 1 to add electricity to its line.
What is the Baltimore & Ohio?
A length of track, usually 39 feet long.
What is a rail?
The owner of the Panama Railroad Company.
What is CPKC?
Published in 1930 by Platt & Munk. This story is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work.
What is the Little Engine that Could?
Our perennial grit and curiosity are why customers choose us according to this Telegraph Value.
What is love problems, not solutions?
During this era, the rail network grew from 35,000 miles to a peak of around 254,000 miles.
What is the Golden Age?
A previous position of a really cool CEO, defined as an official in charge of the trains operating in a division or subdivision of a railroad.
What is Trainmaster?
Madi refers to this railcar's astrological sign as Scorpio
What is Refrigerated Railcar
Set in 2026, seven years after the world becomes a frozen wasteland. This series follows the remnants of humanity who have taken shelter on a perpetually moving luxury train.
What is Snowpiercer?
Harnessing the power of freight rail technology to create a more sustainable supply chain
What is Telegraph's mission?