Summary: Catch an unforgettable glimpse into America's storied past as you ride the rails on these rolling museums of steam and steel. Focus on the history and mechanics of the engines themselves and a bit of local history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Publications International 1996
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1972
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.0971 BERPascal, Janet B.
Summary: "Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the worlds most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Places WhatChant, Christopher.
Summary: This illustrated history of steam trains makes a great gift item for train enthusiasts and railroad historians. It covers steam locomotives from its origins, its expansion through to its eventual obsoletion. It also includes a chapter on railroads in the north and south which covers Canada and Mexico. Lavishly illustrated throughout in full color and written by an author with a number of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 2012
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 385 CHALoomis, 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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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