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In the words of Alexander McCall Smith: 'You feel the rocking of the train, you hear the sound of its wheels on the rails; you are in the world rather than suspended somewhere above it. And sometimes there are conversations to be had, which is what the overarching story in this collection is all about. It is a simple device: people brought together entertain one another with tales of what happened to them on trains. It takes place on a journey I frequently...
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Pioneer Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
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English
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View wild kangaroos, unusual wildlife and remarkable rock formations of the vast Australian outback. See Sydney and travel 297 miles to Cairns,and on to Longreach. In New Zealand visit Christchurch, the Kaikoura Range, and the Scottish city of Invercargill.
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Globe Pequot
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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An invaluable resource for train travelers visiting the cities of Europe by rail, this guide contains updated information on fares, schedules, passes and detailed information on over 100 excursions and itineraries to use to visit historic and scenic locations.
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For years, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch have ridden roughshod over rabble-rousers and gun hands in troubled towns. Newly appointed as territorial marshals, they step into an unsuspecting whirlwind of danger as they climb aboard an ill-fated train traveling through the Indian Territories. Their first marshaling duty starts out as a simple mission to escort Mexican prisoners to the border, but when the governor of Texas and his wife and daughters board...
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TOPICS Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Travel around the world for a glimpse at the most scenic and interesting routes on the planet. Head to Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and more exotic places in this special 6-disc collection! Ride the quaint trains in England and on Scotland s romantic Isle of Mull. Then board the spectacular Flčhe D or and travel from Calais to Paris, France, before heading to Australia for some massive steamers on a broad gauge line. Next, see the beautiful...
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Ernest Cunningham mysteries volume 2
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English
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"When the Australian Mystery Writers' Society invited me to their crime-writing festival aboard the Ghan, the famous train between Darwin and Adelaide, I was hoping for some inspiration for my second book. Fiction, this time: I needed a break from real people killing each other. Obviously, that didn't pan out. The program is a who's who of crime writing royalty: the debut writer (me!), the forensic science writer, the blockbuster writer, the legal...
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Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Hop on board the train on a rollicking, rhyming adventure to meet some of Alaska's most beloved animals. Included at the back is a glossary of the parts of a train, plus more information about the famous Alaska Train and a map of its route.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Trains, cranes, good friends-with warmth and whimsy, Daisy Hirst follows an adventurous bear and a home-loving goose who discover that new experiences are even better shared. Hamish the bear and Noreen the goose live in the country, where they like to watch the trains whoosh by. While Noreen is happy to stay in the country, Hamish can't help but wonder what it would be like to ride the train into the city. So one day he says goodbye to Noreen and...
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Allison & Busby
Pub. Date
2005
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English
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London 1851. With the opening of the Great Exhibition at hand, interest is mounting in the engineering triumphs of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating...
In an audacious attack, the London to Birmingham mail train is robbed and derailed, causing many casualties. Planned with military precision, this crime proves a challenge to Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck who fights to untangle a web of murder, blackmail and destruction.
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Colorado rail annual volume no. 20
Publisher
Colorado Railroad Museum
Pub. Date
[1993]
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English
55) All about trains
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Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Distributed by TOPICS Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
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Starting at Union Station in Chicago and ending in Los Angeles, follows the route of Amtrak's Southwest Chief. Includes stops in Abeliene, Kan. for a look at the Eisenhower museum, rides on the Cumbres and Toltec steam railroad, side trips on excursion trains from Lamy, N.M. and Flagstaff, Ariz. and a museum near Los Angeles.
57) Night train
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National Entertainment Media
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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While on a night train, three strangers discover a corpse and a box of diamonds. At first, the three scheme to ditch the body and split the fortune, until their greed and paranoia pits them against each other.
58) Zombie train
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Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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While twelve-year-old Wyatt rides out the zombie apocalypse on his crew's cobbled together train, a mysterious girl arrives with stories of a potential cure for the zombie parasite.
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Topics Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Four seasons of railroading across the United States. Steam in the spring starts a saga with eight rail journeys pulling passengers and freight all over the USA from New Mexico to Michigan and Ohio to Owosso. Steam in the summer features six steamers including Colorado's Eureka & Palisade locomotive #4 built in 1875, and the Ohio Central's passenger train gliding through Amish country. Steam in the autumn offers seven excursions throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania...
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