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Silver Arrow volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Kate and her younger brother Tom lead dull, uninteresting lives. And if their dull, uninteresting parents are anything to go by, they don't have much to look forward to. Why can't Kate have thrilling adventures and save the world the way people do in books? Even her 11th birthday is shaping up to be mundane -- that is, until her mysterious and highly irresponsible Uncle Herbert, whom she's never even met before, surprises her with the most unexpected,...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Unlock the secrets of steam locomotives with this comprehensive book covering how they work, including their design, evolution, and construction. Learn about how they were designed, how they work, what each of the components do, and how the engines operated. Well-known railway author Brian Solomon covers their strengths and weaknesses, how they evolved, and how and why diesel locomotives were able to supersede them. You'll get an in-depth view of...
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
"Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive documents the role played by mechanical engineers in the development of locomotive design. The steam engine and the mechanical engineering profession both grew directly out of the Industrial Revolution's need for sources of power beyond that of men and animals. Invented in England when coal mining was being developed, the practical steam engine eventually found numerous applications in transportation, especially...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Thomas to the rescue: All the diesel trains get "bad" fuel and it's up to Thomas to get good fuel so the diesels can get back working. Henry and the wishing tree: Henry wishes that he could pull express coaches instead of logcars for one day. Squeak, rattle & roll: Diesel thinks that Gordon should be scrapped because of Gordon's awful sounds. Percy's new whistle: Percy wants a whistle thats better than Arry and Bert's.
20) Colorado steam
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Ride some to the most scenic railways in the world. Hop aboard the powerful and majestic steamers that travel along the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Georgetown Loop and more. Go inside the Durango & Silverton roundhouse and work on actual steam trains, meet the Galloping Goose #5 railbus on the Cumbres & Toltec and find out why the Colorado Live Steamers never grew up.