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Which was the last Interstate highway completed in West Virginia?
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Where was the last spike driven to complete the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Baltimore to the Ohio River?
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What rail service was created when Congress passed the 1970 National Passenger Railroad Act
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Which is the only Appalachian Corridor highway that has not been completed?
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Which one of the following is still a major railroad carrier in West Virginia?
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Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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The second major railroad in southern West Virginia, this line carried its first load of coal from Mercer County in 1883.
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The Northwestern Railroad was opened to this Ohio River city in 1857.
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Which city had the first streetcar line in West Virginia?
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This important railroad was also known as the Deepwater.
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