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The Pacific Scale Rail Railroad Quiz1. Where did the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad run? 2. What was a "MacArthur" wheel arrangement on a steam locomotive? 3. An Airslide hopper has: a) ultra low friction trucks for industrial handling b) extendable unloading chutes c) a fabric liner through which air is blown d) a Teflon coated interior 4. What freight car is said to have "Opera Windows"? 5. Which of the following did not use a paint scheme of tuscan and grey with yellow separation stripes on thier diesels? a) Algoma Central b) Canadian Pacific c) Milwaukee Road d) Erie Lackawanna 6. Which manufacturer put opposed piston engines in their locomotives? 7. Why were bay window cabooses often used on ore and coal trains? 8. What is the largest operational steam locomotive in the world today? 9. Dynamic brakes: a) are axle brakes applied during long downgrades b) use the resistance of the traction motors to slow the train c) use a liquid cooling system to increase brake shoe effciency d) change the phase of the electricity applied to the motors 10. What gauge was the Newfoundland Railway? 11. "Code 100" rail is: a) scale model 100lb. rail b) a particular cross-section design c) 0.10 inches high 12. What line of model railway products is manufactured in Slovenia? 13. What transmites the power in an early Athearn Hi-F drive? 14. What was GE's "Astrac"? a) An early command control system b) a 1960s locomotive series c) an HO track system with wooden roadbed. 15. What do the letters LGB stand for? 16. What does the "RP" in "an RP-25 wheelset" mean? 17. What scale ratio is TT? a) 1:100 b) 1:120 c) a:150 18. Why is British 00 scale slightly larger than our HO, even though they use the same track? a) an original Hornby error that was perpetuated b) to make the track proportionate to the smaller guage used in Great Britain c) the motors available when HO began were too large for British engines 19. Which well known Canadian personality is a major stockholder in Lionel? 20. When still known as the "Atlas Tool Co." Atlas made only one tool. What was it?
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