Opinion & Answer 2022 Series Part 1-26

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Welcome Readers

To my "Opinion & Answer" section of the blog. Before you ask yourself "Why do they have an Opinion & Answer (O&A) instead of Question & answer (Q&A) Section?" well the answer to do that is I want to make my blog look different hence an O&A instead of Q&A section. 

Below is the list of my O&A  with their description along with a section on the right having the links to each post. Hoping to have pictures with the O&A like I had on the other website. 


All Opinion & Answer Section

  1. O&A Part I: Conductor Wolf's Note
    1. Description: Explaining my favorite train & my own train list. Also brief reasoning behind this blog.
  2. O&A Part II: Compare & Contrast London Brighton & South Coast Railroad E Class Tank Engines 
    1. Description: Comparing & Contrasting LB&SCR E class tank Engines
  3. O&A Part III: 911 Diesel Locomotive 
    1. Description: Explaining a very interesting set of locomotive that are diesel. Please Note this is the only diesel train on the blog.
  4. O&A Part IV: Differences between Mix Traffic and Passenger Trains 
    1. Description: What is the difference between Passenger trains (dedicated to passengers) and the Mix traffic Engines trains?
  5. O&A Part V: Differences between Tram,Tender & Tank Engines 
    1. Description: Explaining my view of differences of the tram, Tender & Tank Engines 
  6. O&A Part VI: Short and Long Distance Trains 
    1. Description: What is the difference between  Short and Long Distance Passenger trains 
  7. O&A Part VII: Push-Pull Steam Locomotive 
    1. Description: Explaining Push-Pull Steam Locomotive
  8. O&A Part VIII: Different types of Steam Locomotives 
    1. Description: It's like Opinion & Answer Post 5 where I posted about Tender, Tram and Tank Engines. This post expands to include the other four types of Steam Locomotives.  
  9. O&A Part IX: Tank Engines: The Different Styles
    1. Description: Examining the different styles of Tank Engines 
  10. O&A Part X: Rev Wilbert Awdry facts & Celebrating posts 
    1. Description: Sharing interesting connections I made about Rev Wilbert Awdry 
  11. O&A Part XI: Postal Trains (United States) thoughts 
    1. Description: Wanted to shine some thoughts on one of two interesting trains in world history. 
  12. O&A Part XII: Ambulance Trains
    1. Description: Shared viewpoints & thoughts of my own of a special piece of history.
  13. O&A Part XIII: Fire Trains 
    1. Description: Wanted to shine light on an interesting train that occur on some railways with more hopefully to come. This O&A part focuses on how trains work with fighting fires along the railway tracks. 
  14. O&A Part XIV: Garret or Beyer-Garret Steam Locomotives 
    1. Description: Taking a deeper dive into the Garret Steam Locomotive
  15. O&A Part XV (15): Celebrating Thomas the Tank Engine & Blog 
    1. Description: Celebrating my 15th Opinion & Answer Post with my childhood TV show Thomas and Friends.   
  16. O&A Part XVI (16): Celebrating Thomas the Tank Engine Annuals Books
    1. Description: We will be looking at the number of years that the Annuals came out, Characters, Episodes and where it's going in the future.  
  17. O&A Part 17 :Fireless Locomotive
    1. Description: Taking a deeper dive into Fireless Locomotives 
  18. O&A Part 18:Gas Turbine Locomotives
    1. Description: Taking a deeper dive into Gas Turbine Locomotives and explore Gas and Steam powered turbine locomotives.
  19. O&A Part 19: Gear Powered Locomotive
    1. Description: Taking a deeper dive into Geared powered Locomotives and explore Shay, Climax & Heslier types of geared powered locomotives
  20. O&A Part 20: Shunters & Pilot Steam Locomotives
    1. Description: Taking a look at the important roles of Shunters & Pilot steam locomotives on the railways and the different classification between United States & Great Britain Shunter/Switcher locomotives.
  21. O&A Part 21: The Railway Series Books Characters and Thomas and Friends Television Show Characters showcase
    1. Description: Showcasing the Railway Series Books Characters and Thomas and Friend TV Show characters
  22. O&A Part 22: Track Gauge Differences 
    1. Description: Examining the different track gauge uses around the world
  23. O&A Part 23: Railroad Veteran (Honoring our Veterans on Veterans day 2022)
    1. Description: Focusing on the Railway Operation Division and Railroad Battalions veterans & Railroad Engines who served in WW1.    
  24. O&A Part 24:  Narrow Gauge Light Railway Heroes
    1. Description: Examining four different types of narrow gauge engines that worked the narrow gauge light railways in WW1.
  25. O&A Part 25: Opinion & Answer Recaps Part 1 of 2 & Surprise Message
    1. Description: Recapping the first thirteen Opinion & Answer editions along with a Surprise message about the last Opinion & Answer edition of 2022. 
  26. O&A Part 26: Opinion & Answer Recaps Part  2 & Surprise Message
    1. Description: Recapping the second half set of thirteen Opinion & Answer editions along with a Surprise message about the Opinion & Answer edition & Steam Train Post edition of 2022

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