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Where does the song say that John Henry, West Virginia's famous steel driver, defeated the steam drill?
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Which interstate covers the most miles in West Virginia?
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During the Civil War, "Stonewall" Jackson burned down the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops in this city.
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What is today's successor to the old N&W Railway?
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The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) commuter system is located on which campus?
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What industry were Shay locomotives associated with?
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What is the nickname for the section of U.S. 52 that runs between Kenova and Williamson?
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Of the six turnpikes chartered in present West Virginia by Virginia before the Civil War, how many were built?
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This important railroad was also known as the Deepwater.
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This turnpike ran from Weston to the Kanawha River.
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