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Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
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Bridge Day celebrates which famous West Virginia highway span?
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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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What rail service was created when Congress passed the 1970 National Passenger Railroad Act
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The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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Which one of the following towns did the Giles, Fayette & Kanawha Turnpike NOT directly pass through?
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The second major railroad in southern West Virginia, this line carried its first load of coal from Mercer County in 1883.
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The Northwestern Railroad was opened to this Ohio River city in 1857.
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In what city was the Norwalk car made from 1912 to 1922?
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