Hope Warren Buffett wasn't watching Jeopardy last night!

Oooh, oooh, oooh,,,,,I know, I know;   What is Union Pacific?

Actually, now that I'm thinking about it some more, I believe one guy did offer a guess that was something way off, like "Southern Freight" or "Southern Pacific."   

Just goes to show how much the railroads aren't in forefront of the public mind.

Rusty

Since none of you guys above have posted the correct answer, but claimed to know it although you really don't, it is Santa Fe, the Rail Road known for the Warbonnet paint scheme. I am also willing  to bet that you geniuses above did not know that the Lionel Santa Fe F3s were the best selling diesels of the post war era. Think 2343 2353 and 2383.  

Erol Gurcan

Smarter than the guys who posted above

Feel better?

Jeff C

I will be able to sleep better tonight knowing that.

Thank you, Captain Obvious...

Come'on...that answer is above a captian's pay grade to know...that was General Obvious..

Sort of helps us to understand what Rush is talking about with his "Low information voters"...

You guys need to keep context in mind. We're train fans, OF COURSE that question is obvious to us.

Would any of us know, say, acronyms of a company making vitamins or tires? Something you're not into 100%?

Yeah, you'd be just as clueless as the people on TV were. And someone into those things would think you're a moron for not knowing what is obvious to them.

It's a huge world, guys, and not everyone knows what we know. And that doesn't make them the least bit misinformed. You can't know everything.

No points!  You forgot to word it in the form of a question.

Bruce

Jerry

I saw that show last night. That was one of the few questions I could answer. (LOL)

Actually, if you want to be precise, the Jeopardy "answer" was wrong (maybe). As of January 24, 2005, the official name of the railroad is BNSF Railway. The B, N, S and F don't stand for anything anymore. 

"We are all ignorant, only on different subjects" - Dear Abby, or one of those agony columnists.

What railroads have never been in my kitchen?

Because the top rim is larger than the bottom rim and a round big rim can't fall through a smaller rim size round hole.

At least that's what my grandson told me.

I'm glad I did not have to witness that.  

Loco Lawyer,how can we exist without your wealth of knowledge.

You mean to tell me that no one can make a square man-hole cover with a larger top so it won't fall thru the hole?  Maybe the Chinese can make them for us.

Rick

Yes, that's exactly what we mean to tell you, because the side dimension of a square is smaller than its diagonal. But a circle ain't got a diagonal.

Lt. Col. Obvious, (Ret.)

Hey locolawyer, what happened to the 2333 which was the first post war Santa Fe F3?

Sadly, it is difficult to underestimate the stupidity of the American public.

Gerry

Just because 3 people don't know what BNSF is?  Really, now...

How many would respond "what is Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation" instead of "what is Canadian Pacific Railway" for the answer "CPR?"

I would suggest trying out to be a contestant and show us all how it's done, then.  Not everyone is Ken Jennings or Watson.

Rusty

A picture/video is worth a thousand words...

                                                   Confucious

Jerry

What picture/video?

I just watched it. Pretty basic common sense as to why Man Hole Covers are round.