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Question 1: Many of these stations are still in use today, served by ________ as well as regional passenger carriers.
Norfolk Southern RailwayNew York, New Haven and Hartford RailroadBNSF RailwayAmtrak

Question 2: This recently refurbished station was built in the 1930s as part of the PRR's ________ infrastructure.
Acela ExpressNew York high-speed railKeystone CorridorNortheast Corridor

Question 3: In the early 1860s, the PRR gained control of the Northern Central Railway, giving it access to ________, along the Susquehanna River via connections at Columbia, Pennsylvania, or Harrisburg.
Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan AreaBaltimoreAnnapolis, MarylandRockville, Maryland

Question 4: [3 ] The PRR was historically-minded when it voluntarily preserved a roundhouse-full of representative steam locomotives at ________ in 1957, and kept them there for several decades.
Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaRockefeller Township, Northumberland County, PennsylvaniaNorthumberland, PennsylvaniaPoint Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Question 5: Some electric locomotives and most passenger-hauling ________ were also painted in Tuscan Red.
Rail transportCanadian Pacific RailwayDiesel engineDiesel locomotive

Question 6: Emergency freight is routed through ________ and the Hudson River tunnels by the USRA to relieve congestion.
Pennsylvania Station (Newark)Union Station (Washington, D.C.)Pennsylvania Station (New York City)Northeast Corridor

Question 7: 1892: Waverly and Passaic Railroad (finished by the New York Bay Railroad) from Waverly, New Jersey to ________
Hoboken, New JerseyJersey City, New JerseyKearny, New JerseyHarrison, New Jersey

Question 8:
What locale is Pennsylvania Railroad in?
Tallinn and Harju County
Chicago and St. Louis to New York City and Washington, D.C.
McKees Rocks, Bridgeville, Canonsburg, and Washington
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Question 9: [4] The Penn Central rail lines were split between ________ (Northeast Corridor and Keystone Corridor) and Conrail in the 1970s.
New York, New Haven and Hartford RailroadAmtrakNorfolk Southern RailwayBNSF Railway

Question 10: When it needed to use a commercial locomotive builder, the PRR favored Philadelphia's ________.
Baldwin Locomotive WorksAmerican Locomotive CompanyTredegar Iron WorksFairbanks-Morse
















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