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Niagara Subdivision - Quiz
Contributed by: Payne
  • 1. Which company currently owns and operates the Niagara Subdivision?
A) Amtrak
B) CSX Transportation
C) Conrail
D) New York Central Railroad
  • 2. In which U.S. state is the Niagara Subdivision located?
A) Pennsylvania
B) Michigan
C) Ohio
D) New York
  • 3. What is the northern terminus of the Niagara Subdivision?
A) Tonawanda
B) Canandaigua
C) Buffalo
D) Niagara Falls
  • 4. When did the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad originally open?
A) December 1, 1854
B) July 1, 1853
C) November 1, 1873
D) May 1, 1837
  • 5. What passenger trains currently operate over the Niagara Subdivision?
A) Adirondack and Ethan Allen Express
B) Maple Leaf and Empire Service
C) Acela and Northeast Regional
D) Lake Shore Limited
  • 6. What happened to the original Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad line after the new route was completed in 1854?
A) It was converted into a canal
B) It was sold to Canada
C) It was turned into a city street
D) It was abandoned
  • 7. What was the gauge of the Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad when it opened in 1853?
A) Dual gauge
B) Broad gauge
C) Standard gauge
D) Narrow gauge
  • 8. When was the International Railway Bridge completed?
A) November 1873
B) July 1853
C) August 1952
D) May 1837
  • 9. What major change happened to the line in Tonawanda in 1923?
A) It was relocated due to the New York State Canal System
B) It was sold to the Erie Railroad
C) It was expanded to four tracks
D) It was closed for electrification
  • 10. What did the New York Central Railroad build in Buffalo on August 1, 1952?
A) A new station
B) A tunnel
C) A bridge over the Niagara River
D) A freight yard
  • 11. What major infrastructure project used part of the old Niagara Falls alignment in 1970?
A) Interstate 90
B) Buffalo Airport runway
C) LaSalle Expressway
D) Erie Canal expansion
  • 12. Which company operated the line immediately before CSX Transportation took over in 1999?
A) Amtrak
B) New York Central
C) Conrail
D) Penn Central
  • 13. Where does the Niagara Subdivision connect to the Buffalo Terminal Subdivision?
A) East of Buffalo–Exchange Street station
B) Tonawanda
C) Niagara Falls International Airport
D) The Whirlpool Bridge
  • 14. Where does the line terminate at the international border?
A) Peace Bridge
B) Whirlpool Bridge
C) International Railway Bridge
D) Rainbow Bridge
  • 15. What major project in the early 1960s eliminated over fifty grade crossings?
A) The Buffalo tunnel project
B) Construction of the Whirlpool Bridge
C) Restructuring around Niagara Falls
D) The 1923 canal relocation
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