Grand Central Station Riddle
This is a type of transport
You can take all over the nation
You travel on railroads
And might stop at Grand Central Station.
What am I?
You can take all over the nation
You travel on railroads
And might stop at Grand Central Station.
What am I?
Hint:
A Transport You Don't Drive
I'm a transport you don't have to drive
Which means you can sit back and relax
I can take you across the country
Not in the air but along some tracks.
What could I be?
Which means you can sit back and relax
I can take you across the country
Not in the air but along some tracks.
What could I be?
Hint:
A Locomotive Pull Riddle
This is a way you can get around
It has a locomotive pull it
Its wheels go on top of rails
Japan has a type called the Bullet.
What is it?
It has a locomotive pull it
Its wheels go on top of rails
Japan has a type called the Bullet.
What is it?
Hint:
A Train Of Two Cities
A train leaves from New York City (NYC) heading towards Los Angeles (LA) at 100 mph. Three hours later, a train leaves LA heading towards NYC at 200 MPH. Assume there's exactly 2000 miles between LA and NYC. When they meet, which train is closer to New York City?
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The Train Crash Riddle
Hint:
The train fell out of the track and plowed through the soil, opening two hidden graves. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Two Trains Riddle
Two incredibly high speed trains are charging at a speed of 250 mph, on the same track, starting from opposite directions. They leave at the same exact time and continue at the same exact speed. They never slow down. The two trains never touch...how is that possible?
Hint:
The two trains begin back-to-back and charge the track away from each other. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Train Of Love
A young man, living in Manhattan, New York, has two girlfriends. One lives to the North, in the Bronx, and the other lives to the South, in Brooklyn.
He likes both girls equally but can only visit one each weekend. He therefore leaves it to chance and takes the first train that arrives when he reaches the train station.
Even though the man arrives at a totally random time every Saturday morning and the Brooklyn and Bronx trains arrive equally often (every ten minutes), he finds himself visiting the girl in Brooklyn on average nine times out of ten. How could the odds so heavily favor taking the Brooklyn train?
He likes both girls equally but can only visit one each weekend. He therefore leaves it to chance and takes the first train that arrives when he reaches the train station.
Even though the man arrives at a totally random time every Saturday morning and the Brooklyn and Bronx trains arrive equally often (every ten minutes), he finds himself visiting the girl in Brooklyn on average nine times out of ten. How could the odds so heavily favor taking the Brooklyn train?
Hint: Think of a way the train schedules might favor one train over the other.
The Brooklyn train leaves exactly 1 minute before the Bronx train.
Let's say the Brooklyn train arrives at 09:00, 09:10, 09:20, etc. and the Bronx train arrives one minute after at 09:01, 09:11, 09:21, etc. Consider the ten minute interval from 09:00 to 09:10. If the man arrives between 09:00 and 09:01, the 09:01 Bronx train will be the first to arrive (assuming that he doesn't arrive at exactly 09:00). If the man arrives between 09:01 and 09:10, the 09:10 Brooklyn train will be the first to arrive. In any ten minute period, the Brooklyn train will be the first to arrive in nine of the ten minutes. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Let's say the Brooklyn train arrives at 09:00, 09:10, 09:20, etc. and the Bronx train arrives one minute after at 09:01, 09:11, 09:21, etc. Consider the ten minute interval from 09:00 to 09:10. If the man arrives between 09:00 and 09:01, the 09:01 Bronx train will be the first to arrive (assuming that he doesn't arrive at exactly 09:00). If the man arrives between 09:01 and 09:10, the 09:10 Brooklyn train will be the first to arrive. In any ten minute period, the Brooklyn train will be the first to arrive in nine of the ten minutes. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Pain Train Riddle
A girl and a boy are situated in a space surrounded by a railway. There is a train on the rails which is very very fast and they are unable to cross the rails without being hit by the train. The girl wants to visit her mother in the hospital and the boy wants to visit his father in prison. How will they manage to do that?
Hint:
The boy will push the girl on the rails. On one hand, she will get hurt and she will go to the hospital. On the other hand, the boy will go to prison because he pushed her. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Coming And Going Riddle
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Mile Long Train Riddle
A mile-long train is moving at sixty miles an hour when it reaches a mile-long tunnel. How long does it take the entire train to pass through the tunnel?
Hint:
Two minutes. The back of the train would be at the beginning of the tunnel after 1 minute, and would leave the end of the tunnel at the 2 minute mark. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Two Girls On A Train
Two schoolgirls were traveling from the city to a dacha (summer cottage) on an electric train.
"I notice," one of the girls said "that the dacha trains coming in the opposite direction passes us every 5 minutes. What do you think-how many dacha trains arrive in the city in an hour, given equal speeds in both directions?"
"Twelve, of course," the other girl answered, "because 60 divided by 5 equals 12."
The first girl did not agree. What do you think?
"I notice," one of the girls said "that the dacha trains coming in the opposite direction passes us every 5 minutes. What do you think-how many dacha trains arrive in the city in an hour, given equal speeds in both directions?"
"Twelve, of course," the other girl answered, "because 60 divided by 5 equals 12."
The first girl did not agree. What do you think?
Hint:
If the girls had been on a standing train, the first girl's calculations would have been correct, but their train was moving. It took 5 minutes to meet a second train, but then it took the second train 5 more minutes to reach where the girls met the first train. So the time between trains is 10 minutes, not 5, and only 6 trains per hour arrive in the city. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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The Nonstop Trains Riddle
A nonstop train leaves Moscow for Leningrad at 60 mph. Another nonstop train leaves leningrad for Moscow at 40 mph. How far apart are the trains 1 hour before they pass each other?
Hint:
Train Smoke Riddle
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Outrunning A Train Riddle
Walking home one day, you take a short cut along the train tracks. The tracks cross a narrow bridge over a deep gorge. At the point you are 3/8 of the way across the bridge, you hear the train whistle somewhere behind you. You charge across the bridge, and jump off the track as the train is about to run you down. As it happens, if you had gone the other way, you would have reached safety just before being run over as well. If you can run ten miles per hour, how fast is the train moving?
Hint:
The train is moving at 40 miles per hour. Imagine that a friend is walking with you. When the train whistle blows, you head away from the train, he heads toward it. When he reaches safety, you will be 6/8 (or 3/4)of the way across the bridge, and the train will have just reached the bridge. For the train to cross 4/4 of the bridge in the time you cross the remaining 1/4, the train must be moving four times your speed. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Who Is The Engineer Riddle
A train goes between Chicago and New York. The brakeman, the fireman and the engineer are named Smith, Jones and Brown. (The names are not necessarily in order). There are also three passengers named Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown lives in New York. The brakeman lives halfway between New York and Chicago. Mr. Jones earns exactly $20,000 per year. Smith beat the fireman at their last game of golf. The passenger who lives in Chicago has the same name as the brakeman. The brakeman's next door neighbor is a passenger on this train and earns exactly three times as much as the brakeman. What is the name of the engineer?
Hint:
Determine the known facts. Also notice that the passengers are noted with the title Mr., where as the brakeman, engineer and fireman are identified by their last names only. 1. Mr Brown Lives in New York City 2. The brakeman lives midway between NY and Chicago 3. Mr. Jones earns exactly $20K per year 4. Smith beat the fireman at their last game of golf. 5. The brakeman's next-door neighbor, who is a passenger, earns exactly three times the brakeman's salary. 6. The passenger who lives in Chicago has the same name as the brakeman. According to #1 and #2, the brakeman's neighbor cannot be Mr. Brown. According to #5, the brakeman's neighbor also cannot be Mr. Jones, because $20,000 is not evenly divisible by three. This leaves Mr. Smith as the next door neighbor to the brakeman. Mr. Smith lives halfway between New York and Chicago (#2) as does the brakeman. Since Mr. Brown lives in New York, by process of elimination, it is now known that Mr. Jones lives in Chicago. According to statement #6, this means that the brakeman is named Jones. According to statement #4, the fireman cannot be Smith, so the fireman must be must be Brown, which leaves Smith as the engineer. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Post Your Train Riddles Puns Below
Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever Train Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.
1. What do you get when you cross a train with a garbage can? Trash-express!
2. Why did the conductor go to the therapist? He had a locomotive disorder!
3. How does a train eat? It goes chew, chew!
4. Why don't trains like to gossip? They prefer to keep the rail-road clear!
5. What do you call a train full of bubble gum? Chew-chew train!
6. Why do trains make terrible chefs? They always over-coal their dishes!
7. What do you call a train that carries cows? Moo-choo express!
8. Why do trains love romance novels? They are always on-track for a happy ending!
9. What do trains wear to the beach? Tracksuits!
10. How does a train ask a question? Rail-ly, do you know the answer?
11. Why did the train break up with the engineer? He was too controlling!
12. What do you call a train that's late? A delayed-engine express!
13. Why did the train driver get into an accident? He couldn't steer his life on track!
14. What do you call a train that carries sleeping passengers? Snooze-cruise express!
15. Why do trains never go out of style? They have perpetual motion!
16. What does a sassy train say? I choo-choose my own destiny!
17. Why do trains make good actors? They are always on time for their cues!
18. What do you call a train that carries elephants? Trunk-line express!
19. Why did the train's wheels break up with the rest of the train? They needed some space to roll around!
20. What do you call a train with a sweet tooth? Choco-choo express!
21. Why do trains love playing hide and seek? It's a good way to locomotive attention!
22. What do you call a train that's good at fixing things? Tool-express!
23. Why did the train's conductor get arrested? He was caught using too many rail-passes!
24. What do you call a train that carries sushi? Roll-ing express!
25. Why did the train rob the bank? It was tired of caboose-ing along!
26. What do you call a train that carries chickens? Cluck-cluck express!
27. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of Hershey's chocolates? It didn't want a choo-collate overload!
28. What do you call a train that travels to outer space? Astro-loco express!
29. Why do trains always smile? They have a track-record of happiness!
30. What do you call a train that's always cold? Chilled-out express!
31. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of ghosts? It didn't want to be haunted by its cargo!
32. What do you call a train that loves jazz music? Choo-choo charlie and his all-steam band!
33. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of cheese? It didn't want a grate overload!
34. What do you call a train that carries artists? Paint-express!
35. Why did the train choose to live a minimalist lifestyle? It was tired of excess baggage!
36. What do you call a train that carries superheroes? The superhero express!
37. Why do trains love to dance? It's in their loco-motions!
38. Why did the train break up with the railway? It was tired of the same old tracks!
39. What do you call a train that runs on vegetables? Veg-choo express!
40. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of gasoline? It didn't want a fuel overload!
41. What do you call a train that carries magicians? Abracadabra express!
42. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of monkeys? It didn't want to go bananas!
43. What do you call a train that loves winter sports? Ski-choo express!
44. Why did the train choose to become a vegan? It was tired of meat-ing passengers!
45. What do you call a train that carries horses? Neigh-borhood express!
46. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of fireworks? It didn't want to be explosive!
47. What do you call a train that carries politicians? The expressway to corruption!
48. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of ice cream? It didn't want a melt-down!
49. What do you call a train that carries surfers? Wave-choo express!
50. Why did the train become a detective? It wanted to track down its true identity!
1. What do you get when you cross a train with a garbage can? Trash-express!
2. Why did the conductor go to the therapist? He had a locomotive disorder!
3. How does a train eat? It goes chew, chew!
4. Why don't trains like to gossip? They prefer to keep the rail-road clear!
5. What do you call a train full of bubble gum? Chew-chew train!
6. Why do trains make terrible chefs? They always over-coal their dishes!
7. What do you call a train that carries cows? Moo-choo express!
8. Why do trains love romance novels? They are always on-track for a happy ending!
9. What do trains wear to the beach? Tracksuits!
10. How does a train ask a question? Rail-ly, do you know the answer?
11. Why did the train break up with the engineer? He was too controlling!
12. What do you call a train that's late? A delayed-engine express!
13. Why did the train driver get into an accident? He couldn't steer his life on track!
14. What do you call a train that carries sleeping passengers? Snooze-cruise express!
15. Why do trains never go out of style? They have perpetual motion!
16. What does a sassy train say? I choo-choose my own destiny!
17. Why do trains make good actors? They are always on time for their cues!
18. What do you call a train that carries elephants? Trunk-line express!
19. Why did the train's wheels break up with the rest of the train? They needed some space to roll around!
20. What do you call a train with a sweet tooth? Choco-choo express!
21. Why do trains love playing hide and seek? It's a good way to locomotive attention!
22. What do you call a train that's good at fixing things? Tool-express!
23. Why did the train's conductor get arrested? He was caught using too many rail-passes!
24. What do you call a train that carries sushi? Roll-ing express!
25. Why did the train rob the bank? It was tired of caboose-ing along!
26. What do you call a train that carries chickens? Cluck-cluck express!
27. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of Hershey's chocolates? It didn't want a choo-collate overload!
28. What do you call a train that travels to outer space? Astro-loco express!
29. Why do trains always smile? They have a track-record of happiness!
30. What do you call a train that's always cold? Chilled-out express!
31. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of ghosts? It didn't want to be haunted by its cargo!
32. What do you call a train that loves jazz music? Choo-choo charlie and his all-steam band!
33. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of cheese? It didn't want a grate overload!
34. What do you call a train that carries artists? Paint-express!
35. Why did the train choose to live a minimalist lifestyle? It was tired of excess baggage!
36. What do you call a train that carries superheroes? The superhero express!
37. Why do trains love to dance? It's in their loco-motions!
38. Why did the train break up with the railway? It was tired of the same old tracks!
39. What do you call a train that runs on vegetables? Veg-choo express!
40. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of gasoline? It didn't want a fuel overload!
41. What do you call a train that carries magicians? Abracadabra express!
42. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of monkeys? It didn't want to go bananas!
43. What do you call a train that loves winter sports? Ski-choo express!
44. Why did the train choose to become a vegan? It was tired of meat-ing passengers!
45. What do you call a train that carries horses? Neigh-borhood express!
46. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of fireworks? It didn't want to be explosive!
47. What do you call a train that carries politicians? The expressway to corruption!
48. Why did the train refuse to carry a shipment of ice cream? It didn't want a melt-down!
49. What do you call a train that carries surfers? Wave-choo express!
50. Why did the train become a detective? It wanted to track down its true identity!