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The Little Engine That Could: The Complete, Original Edition (A Platt & Munk Classic)
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Big Book Of Trains
The Big Book of Trains is setting off on a journey to explore the fastest, heaviest, longest, and most fantastic trains in the world. Features more than 50 of the world's most amazing trains, from the Bullet train-the fastest-and the Rocket-the oldest-to the Trans-Siberian Express, the longest scheduled train. Explained in simple language and packed with enough fascinating facts to satisfy every avid young enthusiast. Stunning, specially commissioned photos are reproduced in large format. Detailed annotation highlights the unique features of each example from this incredible international collection..
Price: $8.37
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Locomotives: The Modern Diesel and Electric Reference
The essential photographic reference to modern North American locomotives. This remarkable large-format reference is a revised, updated and expanded work based on the author's Field Guide to Modern Diesel Locomotives. Locomotives covers all mainline models built for North American railroads from the mid-1 970s to today, from EMD Dash 2s and GE Dash 7s to the latest 70 Series and Evolution Series models, as well as Green Goats, Gensets and mainline passenger electric-powered locomotives. Containing nearly 300 photographs of the more than 120 featured locomotive models from every locomotive manufacturer, this is the definitive reference for the North American rail fan. Greg McDonnell provides concise yet comprehensive information on each model, along with easy-to-read tables of production totals, build dates and mechanical specifications. .
Price: $31.32
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All Aboard Trains (Reading Railroad)
Kids will enjoy poring over the exciting pictures and fascinating information about different kinds of passenger and freight trains..
Price: $1.12
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The Little Engine That Could Easy-to-Read (Little Engine That Could)
"A good example of pioneer feminist lore, with girl engine as 'hero.'"--Publishers Weekly. The classic story of optimistic thinking that has delighted generations of children is now available in this easy-to-read adaptation and the first sequel in 50 years..
Price: $1.10
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American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated (Great Passenger Trains)
The period from the 1890s to the mid-1950s is generally considered the “golden era” of passenger rail travel in America. It was a time of celebrated locomotives and luxurious passenger service, a time when rail technology saw its greatest advances and railroads became the nation’s favored mode of transportation. These glory years come alive in American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated, 1889–1971. For this volume, author and illustrator Mark Wegman has researched original railroad drawings and in some cases even paint chips to render more than 160 profiles, front and top views, and interior layouts depicting the steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, along with passenger cars, of three dozen of the nation’s most celebrated trains of the golden age. Accompanying the author’s drawings are histories of each train, period photographs, postcards, menus, luggage stickers, vintage print ads, and detailed captions. The book is a lavishly appointed journey back in time to the bygone heyday of passenger-train travel. .
Price: $23.10
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Smokey (Sandpiper Books)
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Steam, Smoke and Steel: Back in Time With Trains
All aboard for a history of America's trains! The hissing steam, billowing smoke, and sleek steel engine of the train have long captured the imagination. In this informative book, a young boy looks back through time to give a guided tour of his family's history on the railroad. Each generation is introduced by a detailed illustration of a train of the era. Facts and anecdotes about trains and the people who make them run follow each showcased locomotive. Discover how steam engines work, learn why a brakeman's job is so dangerous, and even witness a train robbery in this tribute to that nostalgic, enduring, and fascinating mode of transportation--the train..
Price: $10.89
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The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives: From 1804 to the Present Day
All aboard! Get ready to take an exhilarating journey through the history of the world's greatest trains with this comprehensive encyclopedia. Everything you ever wanted to know about various types of locomotives is profiled here, including electric, diesel, steam, passenger, and freight trains. New fans, as well as long-time train aficionados will enjoy this thorough look at one of the most thrilling forms of travel and transportation. With full-color photographs of each featured locomotive on every page, this book is a visual delight for train enthusiasts! Each entry presents detailed information on each train, including boiler pressure, cylinders, driving wheels, grate area, heating surface, tractive effort, and total weight. With international coverage, train buffs can learn about everything from British railways to Japanese railways to South American railways to the Prussian railway system. Written for the train enthusiast as well as the general reader, The Encyclopedia of Trainsand Locomotives delivers an accessible and enjoyable guide to the world of locomotives. .
Price: $25.32
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Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor
A thoroughly entertaining history of one of the most daring raids of the American Civil War. On April 12th 1862, during the American Civil War, a group of Union volunteers infiltrated the Confederate stronghold of Georgia and stole a steam engine named 'General'. Once in control of the locomotive, they raced back towards friendly territory - destroying Confederate supply routes as they went and opening up the south to Union forces. If James J. Andrews' plan had worked, it could have dramatically altered the course of the war, but the General's young conductor had other ideas. At first he gave chase to the stolen locomotive on foot, then on a handcar, and finally on board another train until he forced the Unionists to abandon their plan as they ran out of fuel. Out of the original group of twenty volunteers, six of the survivors were awarded the very first American Medal of Honor by Abraham Lincoln."Stealing the General" is the first and most complete account of this momentous episode in American history..
Price: $12.25
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