Book Description
Illustrated history of the Alaska Railroad.
Railroad in the Clouds
Author : William Henry Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 25,38 MB
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN :
Mount Lowe, the Railway in the Clouds
Author : Charles Seims
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
Book Description
The Cloud-climbing Railroad
Author : Dorothy Jensen Neal
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,80 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Logging railroads
ISBN : 9780874042801
Book Description
Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky
Author : Faith Ringgold
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,57 MB
Release : 1995
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9780780759497
Book Description
When Cassie Louise Lightfoot encounters Harriet Tubman and a mysterious train in the sky, what follows is a compelling journey in which the author masterfully integrates fantasy and historical fact (School Library Journal, starred review). Full color.
Katy Northwest
Author : Donovan L. Hofsommer
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 15,7 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253336361
Book Description
"Katy Northwest will be of interest to scholars who are concerned with the economic, social, and political ramifications... of all light railroad branch lines... Will be warmly received by rail buffs and by loyal friends of the Katy." --from the Foreword by John W. Barriger, Special Assistant, Federal Railroad Administration, and former president of the Katy "If you are coming to this book for the first time, dive in! If you're picking it up again after an absence, welcome back. The Northwest District may be gone, but it lives forever here." --Fred Finley More than just a history of a branch line railroad, this is a premiere book, with not only facts and figures, but also excellent historical writing. It details Katy Northwest's birth, maturation, and decline as well as the devastating effect of its death on the communities it served.
Planning Scenery for Your Model Railroad
Author : Tony Koester
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 28,66 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Landforms
ISBN : 0890246572
Book Description
Learn how to model natural land forms, crops, forests, and lakes. You'll be able to apply what you see in real life to your modeling and recreate these scenic elements. Produce impressive signature scenes for your model railroad.
Scenery for Your Model Railroad
Author : Mike Danneman
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 2000-11-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780890243237
Book Description
Create a more realistic scene around your model railroad and add the finishing touches that give a railroad character! This book shows you how, from creating a backdrop to adding ground cover, trees, water, and more.
Track Planning for Realistic Operation
Author : John H. Armstrong
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 23,65 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780890242278
Book Description
Covers freight and passenger operations, route design, and contemporary railroading operations. The step-by-step design techniques and operation-oriented track plans also make it easy to create your own realistic model railroad.
Train
Author : Elisha Cooper
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 12,49 MB
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1338137808
Book Description
A night train, a freight train, a high-speed train. Racing across the country, from coast to coast. All aboard!Climb aboard a red-striped Commuter Train in the East. Switch to a blue Passenger Train rolling through midwestern farmland. Then hop on a Freight Train, soar over mountains on an Overnight Train, and finish on a High-Speed Train as it races to the West Coast.Trains are moving. Fast and loud, colorful and powerful. Experience their sights, sounds, smells--and the engineers and conductors who make them go--as they roll across the country.
Building a Model Railroad Step by Step
Author : David Popp
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0890246890
Book Description
Model Railroader's managing editor David Popp tells the complete construction story of his N scale Naugatuck River Valley layout using techniques any model railroader can use! More than 30 short projects from building benchwork to realistic operation.
