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Test your travel smarts: TRAIN TRAVEL

by Julia Bainbridge | See more Condé Nast Traveler quizzes ›
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With skyrocketing fuel costs, growing environmental concerns, and the sorry state of air travel, American passenger trains may be ready for a rail revival. Read Jim Robbins's Stop Press story "Back on Track" in the August issue and then test your locomotive speed.

Questions

1. Travel by train consumes _____energy per passenger mile than flying.
A. 8 percent less
B. 18 percent less
C. 8 percent more
D 18 percent more
2. In the '40s, Pullman cars had:
A. Beds
B. Libraries
C. Plush furniture
D. All of the above
3. Today, a trip from Montana to Washington, D.C., takes around:
A. 38 hours
B. 40 hours
C. 48 hours
D. 50 hours
4. The first modern steam engine was patented in:
A. 1689
B. 1721
C. 1769
D. 1811
5. Which railroad was the first to use electric locomotives?
A. The Baltimore & Ohio
B. The Central Pacific
C. The Union Pacific
D. The Middleton Railway
6. Travel on Amtrak's long-distance routes has climbed steadily over the last few years, to about _____ million riders.
A. 1.8
B. 3.8
C. 5.8
D. 7.8
7. The closest thing to a state-of-the-art passenger train in the US is Amtrak's Acela Express. _____ is expected to lay some 6,000 miles of high-speed track within the next 15 years.
A. Russia
B. China
C. France
D. Germany
8. A round-trip walk-up fare between New York and Washington on Acela costs:
A. $200
B. $400
C. $600
D. $800
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Prices and other information were accurate at press time, but are subject to change. Please confirm details with individual establishments before planning your trip.

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