Railroad Version Of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader

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Re: Railroad Version Of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader

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Talk wrote:
Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:29 am
If you count SD70IAC's differently then your weird
I do count them differently but ig I’ll make an exception today.
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Re: Railroad Version Of Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader

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David Collins wrote:
Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:33 am
Talk wrote:
Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:29 am
If you count SD70IAC's differently then your weird
I do count them differently but ig I’ll make an exception today.
They are just SD70ACe's... :lol:

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David Collins wrote:
Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:41 am
I want to revive this thread:


2. How many engine blocks does a genset have?
What kind of genset? Early on some had 2 and some had 3. My understanding is that the generator sets weren't durable enough for railroad needs.
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David Collins wrote:
Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:41 am
I want to revive this thread:
1. What horn does a Siemens charger have? (Include the make too)
K5LA model built by Nathan Airchime (I am embarrassed that I responded to a horn question) :oops: :lol:
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David Collins wrote:
Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:41 am
I want to revive this thread:
4. What is the railfan given nickname for SD70M-2’s/SD70ACe’s with high headlights?
Cyclops?
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1. Correct, Nathan K5LA (technically it’s microprecision but same thing pretty much)
2. No one has awnsered that
3. Talk got it right, 234
4. (Buzzer) thundercabs (idk where they got that name from but it’s a cool name I’ll say for sure)
5. No awnser :lol:
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Here's a geography question.
In all of the 50 states in the USA, what letter of the alphabet does not appear in any of them?
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Was thinking x at first, but that's in texas. I think at least the letter Q.
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~Z~ wrote:
Fri Dec 09, 2022 6:27 am
Was thinking x at first, but that's in texas. I think at least the letter Q.
The letter Q is correct. X appears in Texas and New Mexico. Z only appears in Arizona, J in New Jersey, and P in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and Mississippi.
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David Collins wrote:
Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:41 am
2. How many engine blocks does a genset have?
5. What horns did Nathan and Leslie make exclusively for Amtrak?
I think these two remain unanswered so I will take a guess:
2. Zero
5. Airchime K5LA horn
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AARR wrote:
Sat Jan 07, 2023 3:52 pm
David Collins wrote:
Sun Nov 07, 2021 10:41 am
2. How many engine blocks does a genset have?
5. What horns did Nathan and Leslie make exclusively for Amtrak?
I think these two remain unanswered so I will take a guess:
2. Zero
5. Airchime K5LA horn
If I recall correctly, Gensets have 3 engine blocks... or am I making that up :lol:

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There isn’t a standard set number. Most have three. Several only two. At least one model has four.
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