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Which one of the following major transportation routes did NOT pass through Wheeling?
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  4. D.
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What rail service was created when Congress passed the 1970 National Passenger Railroad Act
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
3
Which major railroad was completed on December 24, 1852?
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  3. C.
  4. D.
4
The Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was an important coal and timber line in this county.
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  2. B.
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  4. D.
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Which one of the following is still a major railroad carrier in West Virginia?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
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Where is the last operating river ferry in West Virginia?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
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The old James River & Kanawha Turnpike became what road?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
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Locks and dams on this river allowed for some of the earliest commercial coal mining in present-day West Virginia.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
The Northwestern Railroad was opened to this Ohio River city in 1857.
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
10
The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) commuter system is located on which campus?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.

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