Loomis, Jim
Summary: It's about the journey, not the destination. All Aboard--first published in 1995, and here revised and updated--is much more than a mile-by-mile scenery guide for train travelers. Written for both veteran train travelers and those considering their first rail journey, it will keep any trip on track with its insightful travel trips and information about how North American railroads operate. All...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2023
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Summary: A train travels past London's various landmarks, from Big Ben and the Gherkin to the Tower Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2016
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BRDSummary: Friendly dinosaurs climb aboard a train to visit different times throughout the prehistoric age, learning about dinosaurs and having fun adventures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV DINSummary: "Take to the rails and have a European adventure with this inspiring and practical guidebook. Thanks to Europe's ever-expanding and improving rail network, there's never been a better time to explore this diverse continent by train. But with so much ground to cover, it can be difficult to know where to start - and that's where Europe by Train comes in. Compiled by a team of travel experts, our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023
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Summary: "A girl named Ruth Ellen tells the story of her family's train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration"--Provided by publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ride the rails around the world and experience exotic, adventurous destinations in luxury and style. This is a collection of world-class international train excursions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.2 GREBowden, David
Summary: "More than 30 spectacular journeys through Cambodia China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam." - cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Beaufoy Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915 ASIGrant, H. Roger
Summary: Looks at the impact and importance of railroads and railroad travel on cities and towns throughout the United States, from 1830 through 1930.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indiana University Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.0973 GRAJennison, Christopher
Summary: Vintage magazine covers from Railroad, The New Yorker, and The Saturday Evening Post and original Lionel Train advertisements dating from the 1950s are only a few of the nostalgia-filled images, many never before published, that illustrate this Yuletide anthology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 JENLo Monaco, Gérard
Summary: In this pop-up history of rail travel, train lovers will lose themselves in lively, highly detailed illustrations showcasing great trains in history--from the first steam engine to the futuristic bullet train.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 385.09 LO MSummary: A frustrated city girl decides to disguise herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with handsome Major Kirby and he insists on taking her to his military academy after the train is stalled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in Romance DVDs, Call number: DVD ROMANCE MAJBaldacci, David
Summary: Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, is banned from flying when a particularly thorough airport security search causes him to lose his cool. Now, he must take the train if he has any chance of arriving in Los Angeles in time for Christmas with his girlfriend. To finance the trip, he sells a story about a train ride taken during the Christmas season.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2014
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1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: FIC BAL (Book Club Kit 8 paperbacks)Meyers, Kevin (Kevin M.)
Summary: Visit national parks across the United States via train in this wildlife primer boardbook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDThaggert, Miriam
Summary: "Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to 'ride Jim Crow' on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work. Riding Jane Crow examines four instances of Black female railroad travel: the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Illinois Press 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.896 THAFerguson-Kosinski, LaVerne.
Summary: Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler's one-stop source for visiting Europe's cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than one hundred specific rail excursions. The book contains information readers need to enjoy visits in historic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2023
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Summary: Trains are an exciting topic for readers of all ages, but especially for early learners. They enjoy discovering how trains work, what the different kinds of trains are, and how quickly they can move people and goods from place to place. Those are just some of the things they learn in this creative and charming guide to trains, featuring adorable illustrated characters and accessible text....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 625.2 PHIEames, Andrew
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.912 EAMSummary: Young & innocent: Robert is the estranged husband of a beautiful actress with a bad reputation. When he discovers her lifeless body on the beach, he is mistaken for the murderer and soon finds himself on the run, learning that the murder makes for very strange bedfellows.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BCI Eclipse 2007
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1 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER ALFLeonard, M. G. (Maya Gabrielle)
Summary: Harrison Beck is reluctantly joining his travel-writer Uncle Nat for the last journey of the royal train, The Highland Falcon. But as the train makes its way to Scotland, a priceless brooch goes missing, and things suddenly get a lot more interesting. As suspicions and accusations run high among the passengers, Harrison begins to investigate and uncovers a few surprises along the way. Can he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEOSummary: At what speed must I live in order to see you again? In this anime film, Takaki is a young man on a journey from Tokyo to reunite with his childhood best friend, Akari. This film travels through three interconnected tales of love and lost innocence that span the minutes and months of their lives. 5 Centimeters Per Second, the speed at which cherry blossoms fall from the trees, is reminiscent of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Rolling through the majestic mountains of British Columbia, The Skeena--with its colorful locomotive and sleek dome car--offers train travelers a trip through the Canadian wilderness. Corss paths with amazin wildlife, including elk, moose, bears and schools of salmon. Explore the Columbia Ice Fields, almost 200 bridges, and the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies tallest mountain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.104 CANSummary: When an anthropologist transports a frozen creature believed to be the missing link aboard a passenger train, it thaws out and begins killing the passengers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY HORROR HORDean, James
Summary: Pete the Cat: Pete's big lunch: "Pete the Cat makes one giant, tasty sandwich for lunch. But what's the fun in eating lunch without your friends?" -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2018