Trivia - Fill in the Blanks

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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OK as I promised, and it is about the New Haven [:D]

Fill in the blanks on the following.

The New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad was formed in _____, by the merger of the ________ Railroad and the ________ Railroad; and eventually grew to include _____ different railroads - giving the NYNH&H the nickname, The _________.

First blank is a year
Second and third are railroads
Fourth is a number
Fifth is a word

Good luck.

P.S. I know its not as good as some, but you can’t fault me for trying.[:p]

P.P.S. Paul3 and others, let the other folks have a chance, eh?

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NO BODY GOT THIS YET???

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  1. 1844
  2. New York & New Haven
  3. Hartford and New Haven
  4. 100+
  5. New Haven
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Ooh, ooh ohh! I know the answer to the last one! Pick me! Pick me!..New Haven!!!

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Nope - sorry guys.

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OK three got answered (somewhat, see notes) but come on! This was the least active trivia ever.

Answers:

  1. 1872
  2. New York & New Haven (Ralph got this, #3 and #4 [for now])
  3. Hartford & New Haven
  4. 100+*
  5. The CONSOLIDATED
  • = About how many RR’s, I just realized my list is incomplete - so I’ll accept Ralph’s 100+ for now. :wink:

Thanks for participating guys - I’ll have do try something more interesting sometime. lol