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Advanced Activities: Trains

1.	Trains are one of our most important means of transportation (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

2.	Only ships carry heavier cargo for longer distances. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

3.	The tracks of the world's railroads stretch to _______ miles. (Check the correct answer.)
	550,000 650,000 750,000

4.	The age of the modern railroad began with the invention of the ______ engine. (Check the correct answer.)
	diesel electric steam

5.	In ______ the first passenger service was established. (Check the correct answer.)
	1810 1818 1830

6.	There are now less than _______ steam locomotives still operating in the United States. (Check the correct answer.)
	20 50 100

7.	Steam power has been replaced by either diesel or electric engines. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

8.	In ______ the first diesel engine passenger train went into service. (Check the correct answers.)
	1923 1924 1925

9.	Today there are over _______ diesel locomotives operating in the United States (Check the correct answer.)
	20,000 30,000 40,000

10.	_______ locomotives were introduced in the late 19th century. (Check the correct answer.)
	Steam Electric Diesel

11.	The European train system is mostly ________. (Check the correct answer.)
	steam electric diesel

12.	The United States train system is mostly _______. (Check the correct answer.)
	steam electric diesel

13.	Today, trains are developed using many of the same principles used in aircraft and car designs. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

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