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The Great Railroad Adventure - a True Tale from the American Civil War
LeClue22, 2008
The true story of a group of infiltrators from the Union Army set off on a mission to disrupt the South's railway system. Taking a steam engine these commandos dressed as civilians and set off to burn bridges and pull up the railways of the confederacy. This is the true story behind Buster Keaton's 1927 movie "The General".
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Goin' Railroading: Two Generations of Colorado Stories
Sam Speas
University Press of Colorado, 1998
Introduction to Hands-On Steam Railroading
This is a reprint of a Colorado and Southern engineman's life story. Although the book is very readable, you won't find much of the "romance of the rails" here - just hard work and men trying to get a job done in often dangerous circumstances. It's a good ...
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Clear the Tracks! The Story of an old-time Locomotive Engineer
Joseph Bromley
Whittlesey House, 1943
Dust jacket art and illustrations by Stephen J Voorhies. The author began as a 'callboy' and at the age of seventeen was chucking timber into one of the last of the old wood-burning engines. At twenty he was promoted to the right-hand side of the cab, the youngest engineer on the road. He worked in the days when you could pull a freight onto a ...
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Train Operator (Career Examination ; C-1068)
Jack Rudman
National Learning Corp, 2004
I couldn't believe how......................
..............easy the exam was thanks to this book. The book was harder than the test which is a very GOOD thing. The book was very straight forward ex. A, B, C, or D answers whereas the test was a lot of reading comprehension. Don't get me wrong the book had reading ...
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Reed's head light, for locomotive engineers and machinists.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series
Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005
This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.
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Casey Jones (On My Own Folklore)
First Avenue Editions, 2007
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The Locomotive Up To Date: The Classic Reference for Steam Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Charles McShane
Periscope Film, 2007
Ever wondered how a steam locomotive works and how they were operated and maintained? Well, then this is the book for you! The Locomotive Up to Date is quite simply the best technical book about steam railroading ever created. It's been called the most vital reference for anyone who wants to become expert in steam power, and the routines ...
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Hogger: From Fantasy To Fulfillment: A Locomotive Engineer Remembers
Richard A Petersen
AuthorHouse, 2003
A very enjoyable read!!
If you enjoy reading books about people who worked for the railroad like I do, then I guarantee you'll enjoy this book. The author is very good at telling stories about events that happened and people he worked with during his RR career, many of them humorous in ...
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From the Cab: Stories from a Locomotive Engineer
Doug Riddell
Interurban Pr, 1999
A view of railroad people and anecdotes
Doug Riddell has taken us inside the life of the railroad engineer. From initially starting out cubbing to learn how the newly merged Seaboard Coast Line and Seaboard Air Lines operate, through working as a brakeman to how he entered engine service to become an ...
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Reminiscences in the life of a locomotive engineer.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series
Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 2005
Reprint of a very rare book.............
This is probably the earliest, and therefore, one of the rarest books ever written about the experiences of a steam locomotive engineer. A great read. I believe he worked on the Hudson River RR in the 1850's. A must have if you are interested in this subject. ...
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The hoghead: An industrial ethnology of the locomotive engineer (Case studies in cultural anthropology)
Frederick C Gamst
Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980
Anthropology applied to American Railroading
This is as far as I know, the ONLY serious study concerning what railroad work entails and how railroaders become enculturated into their crafts. It is written specifically from the perspective of the Locomotive Engineer (Engine Driver, for those of you living outside ...
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The Red Signal
Grace Livingston Hill
Chivers North Amer, 2000
The best Grace Livingston Hill book ever
A young woman takes a job on an isolated farm. So what's the big deal about that? Well, it turns out that her employers are a bunch of German spys and our young heroine finds herself in a whole passle of trouble and more danger and excitement than anyone would ever ...
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True Heart
Marissa Moss
Silver Whistle, 1999
a book you will not put down 'till you're done
true heart is an excellent book to read . even parents will love this book . this book is full of courage . its a great book!!!!!!!
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