Old Rails' Tales
Author : Alan Allen
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Oral history
ISBN :
Author : Alan Allen
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Oral history
ISBN :
Author : Daughters of the American Revolution. Minnesota Society. Old Trails and Historic Spots Committee
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 23,67 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780873511094
Old Rail Fence Corners is the story of Minnesota's early settlers in their own words-hardship and happiness on the frontier.
Author : Bill George
Publisher : Bill George
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 2013-09-21
Category : History
ISBN :
A step-by-step guide to secret locations, fascinating people and historic towns of the old Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento to Reno
Author : Nathaniel Adams
Publisher : Little Gestalten
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 36,5 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9783899558456
Jump on board a visual journey that will draw readers young and old into the magic of traveling by train, the sense of adventure and discovery as you look around at the world passing by. Learn about the trains like the bullet train Shinkansen and the most ambitious, daring and important train routes ever constructed. From Australia to Wales, each route is unique. Find out why as we travel the globe and explore the stories of the people who built, designed and ride the railways. Discover how these routes came to be and the impact they have had on history and people's lives today.
Author : Editors of Publications
Publisher : Publications International
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 19,11 MB
Release : 2012-07-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781450815581
The Disney Chuggington: Tale of the Rails has an attached eight-button audio module that enables children to add sound effects and music to a story adapted from the popular Disney Junior Chuggington television show. The interactive book is recommended for children ages 3 and older.The story follows the adventures of trainees Wilson, Koko, and Brewster. During an important task overseen by Puffer Pete, they decide to explore the tracks that lead to the old town of Chuggington. They learn that some old things can be interesting--and fun. As kids follow the story, they match icons on the book's pages to the sound buttons to activate sounds and music. The buttons activate these sounds:* Chuggington Theme Song* Wilson horn honk* Koko horn honk* Brewster horn honk* Old Puffer Pete train whistle* Vee switching sound* Rocks tumbling into a train car * Old Central Junction train whistleThe Disney Chuggington: Tale of the Rails conforms to the toy safety requirements of ASTM F963-08. Three replaceable, long-life AG-13 button cell batteries that power the sound module are included.
Author : Matthew L. Swayne
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2019-09-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0738761516
50 chilling true stories of haunted trains and ghostly workers from the steam locomotive era to the modern day Discover dozens of hauntings on railroads in 19 US states as well as in Canada and the UK, including the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line, Nickel Plate Road, Pennsylvania Railroad, and many more. Haunted Rails tells the tale of a possessed caboose on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and a Civil War–era rebel ghost train; museum hauntings at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah and the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania; apparitions at Vancouver's Canadian Pacific Waterfront Station and Nashville's Union Station; and the haunted presidential trains of Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Filled with ghost trains, spectral switchmen, and frightening facts, Haunted Rails is a spine-tingling ride to the other side that you don't want to miss. All aboard!
Author : Walter Marshall Macdougall
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,36 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780892724925
For 56 years the Somerset Railroad carried people and goods from the North Woods to southern New England. Macdougall, a storyteller as well as an historian, traces its history.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : MetroBooks (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,45 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781567994780
The Central Pacific -- Trains across the Plains -- Railroading in Colorado -- Empires of the North -- Snow wars -- Wrecks and robberies.
Author : Tony Mitton
Publisher : Kingfisher
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 39,68 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0753473720
Amazing Machines: Terrific Trains follows Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse as they discover all kinds of trains in a bright and bold rhyming picture book! Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: tooting whistles, railroad crossings, and trains old and new, big and small. From electric cars to powerful rockets, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of machines and vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle or machine and the many jobs it can do. Ant Parker's bright, engaging artwork and Tony Mitton's simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures! Continue to explore all things that go with the rest of the Amazing Machines series, including Roaring Rockets, Patrolling Police Cars, and Amazing Airplanes.
Author : Nora Dunn
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Railroad travel
ISBN : 9781500672461
The author shares her adventures of traveling by train throughout the world.