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41) Full steam ahead
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his grandpa ride on a steam locomotive chugging through Georgia one hot summer day.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Through Dennis A. Livesey's camera lens, readers will experience the thrill of the steam railroad, a transportation system that dominated the USA for over 100 years and helped build a nation. In 131 photographs of Steamtown --a heritage railroad, see the billowing smoke and the flashing steel rods that turn enormous spoked wheels, hear the scream of the whistle, and listen as veteran railroaders share their stories and wisdom. Find out what it means...
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Thomas and his friends have tall tales to tell. A rumer about Toby spreads across the island, as Henrey believes he has the chickenpox. Thomas blames his blunders on an imaginary engine, and when Toad spots a stranded whale...it really is a whale of a tale.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Spectacular train rides collectors edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"What is it about trains that make us feel like kids again? Get in touch with your inner-child with more than 15 hours of spectacular trains in this 18-DVD set! See trains from North America and across Europe. In Colorado and Canada. In Ireland and on the Isle of Wight. Ride the largest operating steam train in the world, the Challenger 3985. Take a trip on the Orient Express. Visit the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad roundhouse. Stop at...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Spectacular train rides collectors edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"What is it about trains that make us feel like kids again? Get in touch with your inner-child with more than 15 hours of spectacular trains in this 18-DVD set! See trains from North America and across Europe. In Colorado and Canada. In Ireland and on the Isle of Wight. Ride the largest operating steam train in the world, the Challenger 3985. Take a trip on the Orient Express. Visit the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad roundhouse. Stop at...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. in container.
Language
English
Description
Four seasons of railroading across the United States. Steam in the spring starts a saga with eight rail journeys pulling passengers and freight all over the USA from New Mexico to Michigan and Ohio to Owosso. Steam in the summer features six steamers including Colorado's Eureka & Palisade locomotive #4 built in 1875, and the Ohio Central's passenger train gliding through Amish country. Steam in the autumn offers seven excursions throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania...
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
1 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides a history of the Stourbridge Lion, the first commercial locomotive in America, which made its historic run in 1829, marking the birth of the American railroad.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Iris knows everything there is to know about Flying Scotsman. Her dad is the famous train's driver, and nothing makes her prouder than seeing him at work. But each time the Flying Scotsman pulls away, Iris wishes more than anything that she could be with her dad in the driver's cab. Then again, who's to stop her? Our cheeky train enthusiast protagonist hops aboard the Flying Scotsman as it travels from London to Edinburgh, breaking the speed record...
54) Sentimental reflections: Series sixteen, Autumn edition,America's heritage in story, scenery & song
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Autumn edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 45 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Stories about various aspects of American life. Features unique places, people, and music, all selected to foster a feeling of nostalgia toward the parts of life often forgotten. This edition features the steam locomotive at the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Ohio. Then off to Baraboo, Wisconsin, with its striking beauty of Devil's Lake. Visit Manchester, Vermont and Augusta, Kentucky. The time capsule segment is of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia....
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