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1	Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose add to wishlist The Union had won the Civil War and abolished slavery. However, Lincoln, an early champion of railroads, would not live to see the next great achievment. The governmentpitted the Union Pacific against the Central Pacific in a race that encouraged speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the east through Panama, around ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Little Engine That Could more books like this by Watty Piper, pse add to wishlist This timeless 1930 children's classic has been newly re-illustrated with a friendly, primary color-clad clown and engagingly anthropomorphized engines. An endearing, rotund purple elephant is one of the helpful toys that do their best to help the Little Blue Engine make it over the mountain. Loren Long also illustrated MR. PEABODY'S APPLES by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Freight Train more books like this by Donald Crews (Illustrator) add to wishlist The freight train stands still at first, all owing readers to count the cars, name their colours and iden tify their functions. Then the train picks up speed, zooming across the page in a blur of colour, speed and sound. ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean more books like this by Les Standiford add to wishlist LAST TRAIN TO PARADISE recounts the perilous undertaking begun in 1904, when billionaire Henry Flagler imagined a railroad connecting Florida and Key West. The railroad was built--and then, 22 years after its completion, the train tracks were swept away by a hurricane. Here Strandiford reveals the untold story of the many who toiled to complete ... see all copies from $3.46! new only from $8.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Caboose Who Got Loose more books like this by Bill Peet add to wishlist Katy Caboose is tired of being last, and one day, a freak accident allows her to escape the smoke and the noise. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche more books like this by Gary Krist add to wishlist In February 1910, a monstrous blizzard centered on Washington State hit the Northwest, breaking records. The world stopped - but nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains, where a desperate situation evolved minute by minute: two trainloads of cold, hungry passengers and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	I Knew You Could!: A Book for All the Stops in Your Life more books like this by Craig Dorfman add to wishlist The determined Little Blue Engine is back, bringing inspiring and enlightening words of wisdom to graduates of all ages. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.84! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Little Train more books like this by Lois Lenski add to wishlist The adventures of Engineer Small as he drives a train from Tinytown to the big city. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.07! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Tootle more books like this by Gertrude Crampton add to wishlist A baby train named Tootle attends "Train School" so that he can grow up to be a fast-moving locomotive. Tootle really wants to do well in school, but he is constantly tempted by his desire to explore the world beyond the train tracks. What will happen when Tootle's habit is discovered? Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Europe by Eurail: Touring Europe by Train more books like this by LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski add to wishlist "Europe by Eurail" has been the train traveller's one-stop source for visiting Europe's cities and countries by rail for more than thirty years. This comprehensive guide provides up-to-date information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than ninety specific rail trips. Trips start from one of twenty-four ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels more books like this by Dr. Jill Jonnes add to wishlist In this gripping narrative, Jonnes tells the fascinating story of the struggle to connect New York City to the rest of the nation and the high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad against the machinations of labor agitators. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Chugga Chugga Choo-Choo Big Book more books like this by Kevin Lewis, Daniel Kirk add to wishlist What works from dawn to dusk without a break until it delivers all it's freight? A very busy steam engine gets the job done in this cheerful story. Illustrations. see all copies from $2.33! new only from $3.23! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Stop, Train, Stop! a Thomas the Tank Engine Story more books like this by Wilbert Vere Awdry, Reverend, Owain Bell add to wishlist When Thomas the Tank Engine decides to bypass his usual stops and speed directly to the end of the line, havoc ensues. Passengers bounce up and down in their seats and in their beds, no one can get on or off the trains, and everything in the baggage car gets all mixed up. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad more books like this by David Haward Bain add to wishlist Interweaving 14 years worth of research with an action-packed narrative, this transportation history chronicles the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the political and cultural struggles surrounding the expansion of the American West. A 2000 New York Times Notable Book. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Goodnight Train more books like this by June Sobel, Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator) add to wishlist An out-of-this-world journey to bedtime! see all copies from $9.46! new only from $9.67! \| signed copies \| SVS
16 view cover	Happy Birthday, Thomas! more books like this by Wilbert Vere Awdry, Reverend add to wishlist Launched in the fall of 1984, this series has become the premier paperback beginning-to-read line. Every title is in full color, and just about every book has been originated for the series. This is the only easy-to-read series that can boast of books with four levels of difficulty. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
17 view cover	Frommer's Europe by Rail more books like this by Naomi P Kraus (Editor) add to wishlist You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Smokey more books like this by Bill Peet add to wishlist Smokey the train runs away when he overhears that he will soon be forced into retirement. Smokey has some amazing adventures until he is finally returned to his old train yard and given a new career. Colored pencil and ink illustrations accompany the rhyming text. see all copies from $2.93! new only from $5.51! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Easy to Read Little Engine That Could more books like this by Watty Piper, pse, Francesca Mateu (Illustrator) add to wishlist "A good example of pioneer feminist lore, with girl engine as 'hero.'"--Publishers Weekly. The classic story of optimistic thinking that has delighted generations of children is now available in this easy-to-read adaptation and the first sequel in 50 years. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
20 view cover	A Crack in the Track more books like this by Wilbert Vere Awdry, Reverend add to wishlist What does it take to bring the entire Island of Sodor Railway System to a halt? It's one thing after another--a crack in the track, some hail on rail, a toad in the road, and a fuss on the bus--until just about everything that can go wrong does go wrong. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York more books like this by Professor Clifton Hood add to wishlist When it first opened on October 27, 1904, the New York City subway ran twenty-two miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Lenox Avenue - the longest stretch ever built at one time. From that initial route through the completion of the Independent Subway line (IND) in the 1940s, the subway grew to cover 722 miles - long enough to reach from New ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The American Railroad Passenger Car more books like this by Professor John H White add to wishlist 'The American Railroad Passenger Car' recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. It documents in extraordinary detail the ingenuity and splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle and clatter, the dust and cinders of early rail travel. An unparalleled record of ... see all copies from $13.60! new only from $26.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Steam, Steel & Stars: America's Last Steam Railroad more books like this by O Winston Link (Photographer) add to wishlist The late years of steam railroading in America - 1955 to 1960 - are documented in this book. Black-and-white photographs, made at night, capture the drama and energy of the great Norfolk & Western trains in action. Here too is the trackside rural American life in the 1950s. see all copies from $14.04! new only from $69.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Trucks and Trains more books like this by Edward R Emberley (Illustrator) add to wishlist Ed Emberley can show anyone how to draw anything, and in this big, colourful book he shows us all how to draw trucks and trains that are full of energy and power. Previously published more than twenty years ago in two small, two-colour volumes, the work now takes on new vitality in this large full-colour format. Both children and adults will find ... see all copies from $3.10! new only from $3.16! \| SVS
25 view cover	Trains Board Book more books like this by Byron Barton (Illustrator) add to wishlist Simple text and colorful illustrations introduce readers to this mode of transportation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| SVS

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