This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US History (General) has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What is the first and last name of the inventor that created the coupler system by which we connect cars, replacing the old lock and pin system?
Who was the engineer who not only surveyed the first portion of the Transcontinental Railroad, but also found most of the investors for Central Pacific?
Fitted to the top of the boiler, this structure separates steam to prevent hydraulic lock (a.k.a priming)
Known for being hotbeds of drinking, gambling, and prostitution, the lawless and often temporary towns that sprung up as the railroad was being built were known by this Devilish term.
What is the FULL name of the Sierra Railroad Founder who was the son of one of the "Big Four"
The first intercity passenger train, invented by Robert Stephenson in 1829 to travel between Liverpool and Manchester, England, was famously known as Stephenson's ____________.
What is the name of the steam locomotive that still holds the record for fastest steam locomotive ever built, with a speed of 126mph, set in England in 1938?
A steam locomotive with the wheel arrangement of 4-4-0 is more commonly known as the _____________ type.
Our #34, known as a 2-8-2 "Mikado", would have been known by what nickname instead during World War 2?
What is the name of the city where Matthias Baldwin first opened his famous locomotive works?
The Oldest Railroad in the United States was the __________ _____ ______ Railroad, which began operations in 1830
The first American-built steam locomotive, constructed in 1830, was the ____ ______.
The Sierra Railroad's easternmost station was in the city of ___________.
The Sierra Railroad's Northernmost station was in the city of ________ _______.
Our #2 Shay was originally purchased for the __________ ________ Railway.
The most common name for the metal grate on the front of a locomotive.
One of the scariest portion of the Angel's Branch route, named for what the first engineer to travel over it exclaimed when he saw it, was known as _____ _______ Point.
The metal grate on the front of a locomotive is also known by this synonym for "aviator".
The largest steam locomotive design ever built, with a length of 132 feet and a weight of 1.2 million pounds, with a massive wheel arrangement of 4-8-8-4, if know as the UP "______ _____".
What is the name of the historic locomotive that still runs from London to Edinburgh? The _________ __________.