Read the Rail
History
Section and then take this quiz.
The two types of trains that operate in our state are
and
.
The two passenger trains that are sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation are the
and the
.
Small freight railroads are called
.
The two major freight companies in our state are
and
.
The Carolinian trains end each day in
and in
.
The first railroad ever built in North Carolina was called the
.
Many of North Carolina's biggest cities were built along
.
In 1840 the world's longest railway went between
and
.
The first NC railroad was less than
miles long.
The first NC railroad carried
.
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