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The throbbing sound of the steam-driven pistons and sight of the flashing drive-rods quickened the boy's pulse. He had heard and seen it all from his bedroom window, but now he had stepped-in person-into the wonderful world of steam....

This play is one of the Gouldium, a series of dramas on the life and times of Jay Gould....

Not fully sure of the horse and rider's position, Stone pushed up to his knees. It took a millionth of a second to locate his target....

Following on the success of his first published novel, The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) published two short stories. With his farcical "burlesque autobiography", he describes a series of disreputable characters all of whom he claims were his ancestors....

Delving into the legacy of America’s most successful railroad tycoon, this illuminating biography offers a powerful glimpse into the mind of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Nicknamed “the Commodore”, this influential and cunning businessman represents the classic rags-to-riches story....

With E Z Knight, if a mountain gets in your way, you don't go around it, you blow it up....

**Steel Titans on Rails** Discover the Majestic Journey of Locomotives That Moved a World Embark on an epic journey through time with "Steel Titans...

At the dawn of the Victorian epoch two young sisters, industrious Carrie and vivacious May, lose home and livelihood when their Leeds pub is sold to make way for the coming of the railway....

From its inception in the 1880s, The Norfolk & Western Railway primarily carried freight but as a sideline, it always provided passenger service....

In 1877, as Henry Flagler, the great tycoon of the oil business, sat pondering the tenuous health of his ill wife, he never could have imagined the amazing adventure that this life-changing moment would eventually lead to....

A serious crime facing American society is now a crime/thriller. Ben, an engineer, was sitting in Our Bar when he heard the horrific news of the train crash. He learns that his girlfriend, Christy is permanently blinded. He vows to take care of her, but Christy ends up taking her life....

People are vanishing somewhere in Iowa over several decades and without a trace. FBI agent Flick Anderson follows the trail and finds the small town of Gravity, Iowa where the sidewalks are barren and the post office boarded up....

Settle into your conductor's chair and prepare to embark on a splendid journey through the intricate and delightful world of model trains. "All ...

The lead character is an African American who served in the Army Air Force during WWII. His life is framed by the highs of being needed as a fighter pilot to the lows of coming home to an America reeling from a glut of returning GIs with not enough jobs to go around....

Take an adventure through haunted railways and underground railroads where the ghosts are happy to greet anyone willing to pass them by. Visitor's ...

Rust Bucket is an old engine who lives on a lost railway. Little Titch wakes up on an old, rusty railway track. He doesn't know where he is or how he even came to be there....

Forty-some years ago, my parents read and recorded stories for my children. From time to time I listen to them. They’re still wonderful to hear. ...

The railroads could not keep up with the men who ventured farther and farther into the west. That meant the first cattle ranchers in these new lands had to push large herds of cattle for many miles to reach the nearest rail head. They crossed vast plains, arid deserts, and even mountains....

In 1958, 19-year-old Kat Caswell loses her best friend in a brutal accident. In an attempt to flee from her past, she hops a freight train, leaving rural Indiana behind. Kat soon discovers that the extreme danger of train jumping is a welcome distraction from her pain....

Are you tired of travel by plane and car and seeking a convenient alternative that lets you experience America’s mountains, plains, and rivers up close? Greater Than a Tourist: American Rail Travel provides vacationers with facts, tips, and ideas for exploring America by rail....