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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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Which major railroad was completed on December 24, 1852?
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Which one of these cities was NOT located along the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway?
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What animal was the mascot of the Chessie System of railroads?
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Which interstate covers the most miles in West Virginia?
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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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Locks and dams on this river allowed for some of the earliest commercial coal mining in present-day West Virginia.
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Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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In what city was the Norwalk car made from 1912 to 1922?
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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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