Train Basics
What vehicle runs on tracks and carries passengers or freight?
A Train/Car
What country built the first transcontinental railroad?
The United States
What type of train is designed to carry people?
A Passenger Train
What color signal means “stop”?
Red
What U.S. passenger rail service operates across the country?
Amtrak
What is the name of the front car that pulls the train?
The Locomotive
What event in 1869 marked the completion of the U.S. transcontinental railroad?
The Golden Spike Ceremony
What type of train is used to transport goods?
A Freight Train
What crossing feature lowers to block cars when a train is coming?
A Crossing Gate
What high-speed rail system runs between major cities in France?
TGV
What are the metal tracks guide trains along their route?
T he Rails
What railroad connected the eastern U.S. to California?
The Transcontinental railroad
What train is powered by electricity instead of diesel?
An Electric Train
What sound warns people a train is approaching?
A train Whistle or Horn
What underground rail system is famous in London?
The London Underground
What person operates and drives the train?
The Engineer
What type of early train engine was powered by steam?
The Steam Locomotive
What urban rail system often runs underground in cities?
The Subway
Flashing lights at crossings usually appear in what color?
Red
What famous train travels across Russia on the world’s longest railway?
The Trans-Siberian Railway
What system of signals controls train movement and prevents collisions?
The Signaling System
What famous luxury train traveled between Paris and Istanbul?
The Orient Express
What was the name of the train in the movie where a young boy who has grown sceptical of Santa Claus and is shocked to see a train stop outside his window on Christmas Eve, destined for the North Pole.
The Polar Express
What system automatically stops a train if it passes a danger signal?
The Automatic train Control (ATC)
What luxury train in South Africa is known as the “Pride of Africa”?
Rovos Rail