Weekend trivia 1/12/06

alxmoss0609 Jan 12, 2007

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What year did norfolk southern become a RR?

  1. 1987

    6 vote(s)
    26.1%
  2. 1985

    10 vote(s)
    43.5%
  3. 1989

    2 vote(s)
    8.7%
  4. 1993

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. 1991

    1 vote(s)
    4.3%
  6. 1990

    4 vote(s)
    17.4%
  1. alxmoss0609

    alxmoss0609 TrainBoard Member

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    What year did NORFOLK SOUTHERN become a railroad???
     
  2. alxmoss0609

    alxmoss0609 TrainBoard Member

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    I will tell yall the answer on Monday
     
  3. alxmoss0609

    alxmoss0609 TrainBoard Member

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    OOOPPPPSSSS I GOT THE DATE WRONG. I meant to say 2007
     
  4. Matthew Roberts

    Matthew Roberts TrainBoard Member

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    Where's the real answer?

    None of the above, Norfolk Southern Railway was founded in January 20th, 1870 as the Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railway, and was reorganized as the Norfolk Southern in 1910! :teeth:
     
  5. Stourbridge Lion

    Stourbridge Lion TrainBoard Supporter

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    :teeth: :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:
     
  6. SP 9811

    SP 9811 TrainBoard Member

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    maybe the question should be..."when did the N&W and the Southern Railway merge to become the NS"?
     
  7. Dave Jones

    Dave Jones TrainBoard Supporter

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    I was wondering whether this was a trick question or not. Matthew got it right as far as I'm concerned, the original "Norfolk Southern".
     
  8. alxmoss0609

    alxmoss0609 TrainBoard Member

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    Well your correct but i mean the modern NS. When did N & W & Southern railway become NS
     
  9. alxmoss0609

    alxmoss0609 TrainBoard Member

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    The correct answer is December 31st,1990
     
  10. BrianS

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    Norfolk Southern's official history page says 1982.

    Norfolk Southern - About NS - NS History
     
  11. Triplex

    Triplex TrainBoard Member

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    Both 1982 and 1990 are right, in a sense. From photos, I've observed that locomotives started wearing NS colors in 1982. However, pay careful attention. At first, NS engines were sublettered for NW, SOU, or one of the various subsidiaries. I recently deduced that engines delivered starting around late 1990 were the first to have NS sublettering. Engines built before that time still wear their old sublettering unless rebuilt.
     

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