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English
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As they journey by rail from Edinburgh to London, four strangers pass the time by sharing tales of trains that have changed their lives. A keen-eyed Scotsman recounts how he turned a friendship with a coworker into a romance by spotting an anachronistic train in an eighteenth-century painting. An Australian woman shares how her parents fell in love and spent their life together running a railroad siding in the remote Outback. A middle-aged American...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Diesel's speediness gets him into trouble, Thomas and Bruno (the first brake car with autism in the Thomas & Friends series) keep Diesel on track! Train-loving boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love this adorable picturebook based on the Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! animated series on Netflix and Cartoonito!
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Experience 60 of the world's greatest and most unforgettable train journeys, from classic long-distance trips like Western Canada's Rocky Mountaineer and Darwin to Adelaide's The Ghan, to little-known gems on regular commuting lines. We've always had a soft spot for trains. We know the moment a train pulls out of a station bound for somewhere fantastic is when the adventure truly starts. Amazing Train Journeys is the culmination of asking more than...
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English
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A thoroughly revised and expanded successor to Alfred Runte's Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks, the new edition now includes protected landscapes and historical sites east of the Mississippi made possible or influenced by railroads: the Hudson River Valley, Delaware Water Gap, Harpers Ferry, Indiana Dunes, Gettysburg, Steamtown, and Shenandoah, Great Smoky Mountains, and Acadia National Parks. Illustrated with paintings,...
13) Mister Whistler
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Publisher
Gecko Press USA
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Mister Whistler always has a song in his head, but rushing to catch the train, he loses his ticket.
15) Trolley ride!
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Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A new generation of children love Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood , inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ! Take a ride on Trolley with this Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read starring Daniel Tiger! Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Trolley Ride! was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than with a fun story featuring words they...
16) Train I ride
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Rydr is on a train heading east, leaving California, where her gramma can?t take care of her anymore, and traveling to Chicago, to live with an unknown relative. She brings with her a backpack, memories both happy and sad, and a box, containing something very important. As Rydr meets her fellow passengers and learns their stories, her own story begins to emerge. It?s one of sadness and heartache, and one Rydr would sometimes...
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Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: An ideal Easter basket gift for train enthusiasts, bedtime resisters, and Goodnight Train fans! A companion to The Goodnight Train Halloween, this sturdy board book has egg-shaped peek-a-boo die-cuts on every page.
19) The Silver Arrow
Author
Series
Silver Arrow volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Kate's humdrum life is transformed when her eccentric Uncle Herbert brings her a colossal locomotive train, the Silver Arrow, as her eleventh birthday gift, leading her and her younger brother on a mysterious quest.
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English
Description
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty—his mother's family, the Vanderbilts.
One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2021
When eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his father's small boat ferrying
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