Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own.From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world.Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.

    Displaying more than 1,000 vehicles including classic cars, hybrids, race cars, sail boats, luxury cruise ships, BMX and dirt bikes, military tanks, steam locomotives, mountain trains, hot air balloons, fighter jets, International Space Station manned spacecraft and more, plus a glossary and index, this visual catalog is perfect for young transportation buffs. In addition to the eye-catching images for readers to spot and explore, exciting text covers facts and figures on record breakers and news makers and includes the story of the history of transportation - from the first wheel to the latest hybrids - giving this book a special appeal to reluctant readers.Cars, Trains, Ships & Planes is the fastest route to take young readers on a journey to learn about all things that go.

    Never before has such a comprehensive focus been exclusively trained on this fascinating topic. Fans of Disney history, rail history, and armchair travelers alike will be captivated by this museum-quality book.

    Pete even makes new friends and plays games on board. What a cool ride!Pete the Cat's Train Trip is a My First I Can Read Book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child. Fans of Pete the Cat will delight as Pete takes the grooviest train trip in this hilarious I Can Read adventure.

    With a wide spectrum of places covered, readers will be walking the dark halls of an abandoned mental asylum on one page and lost in the overgrowth of an abandoned theme park on the very next. With a focus on history and first-hand accounts by the authors, Antiquity Echoes is far more than a collection of photography and text; it’s an adventure story—one that is enhanced by QR codes linking to videos of these incredible locations.Rusty Tagliareni and Christina Mathews have spent years traveling the country documenting forlorn locations throughout the United States, sharing their deep passion for history and preservation in an effort that has helped generate alliances with many historic societies and preservation organizations.What makes a place worth remembering? Antiquity Echoes ventures that this value derives from the lessons a place can teach us, even long after it has been of use. No matter how forgotten a place has come to be, underneath the overgrowth, cracked paint, and filth of ages, lie countless stories awaiting a sympathetic ear.

    S. Eliot's most popular cat poems from a timeless magical partnership. We must find him or the train can't start! All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won't let anything go wrong.To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.'Beautifully illustrated to bring the poem to life.' Independent'A fabulous way to introduce young readers to poetry.' Huffington Post

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    Keen to regain passenger traffic lost to automobiles and expanding roadways, railroads hired industrial-design giants like Raymond Loewy, Otto Kuhler, Henry Dreyfuss, and Brooks Stevens to produce sleek, futuristic shrouds for locomotives. These streamlined locomotives and trains became the most iconic in American history. Even today, classic designs like stainless-steel Zephyrs, shrouded Hudsons, and EMD E-units remain the popular conception of what a locomotive "looks like."Streamliners : Locomotives and Trains in the Age of Speed and Style explores the historical and scientific context for the development of streamlined locomotives and trains, the designs that became standard-bearers of North American speed and luxury, and the contemporary popularity of the streamlined look in popular culture. Illustrated with rare historical photographs in both black and white and color, as well as period advertising, route maps, and patent design drawings, Streamliners elucidates the story of this fascinating design trend by following the various technologies and styling trends and how they changed the look of American railroading. Profiles of prominent designers and preserved streamliners in use today round out and complete this picture every railfan will want.Streamlining was the product of the last great era of American passenger trains, when elegantly styled, named trains connected cities across the continent on fast schedules. Streamliners thoroughly explores the connections between style, speed, and the rails.

    Although shorter than the other titles in its series, this entertaining book nevertheless holds its own. From bad-tempered drivers to bank robbers, the tales in Steaming into the North West are original, light-hearted fiction based solidly on the reality of life on the railways in the early 20th century.

    His Penn Station series of the late 1950s represents some of his most important work, gathered here in a single form for the first time. The series is less a portrait of the building than a study of people at once in transit and in suspension.The pivotal moment for Stettner occurred in 1957, the year before he began the series in earnest. He had taken a photograph of a girl in a party dress stepping from one circular patch of sunlight to another across the vast floor of Penn station, away from the photographer into the shadowy distance. A year later Stettner felt compelled to return and create the series, but he found the photographs not “newsworthy” enough to publish. With time and distance, their significance has been recognized, and the series is now considered a major work of art.

    Discover the fascinating history of our remarkable railway heritage through expert commentary, stunning photographs and archive material from a lifetime of railway research.The iconic railways of Britain have seen unprecedented change and innovation in just a few hundred years, shaping Britain’s industry, society and transport system along the way.Discover the historic events that have shaped Britain’s railways.Highlights include:• 1604: The beginnings of the railways – Wollaton Waggonway opens in Nottinghamshire• 1830: Britain becomes connected – the world’s first inter-city railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, opens• 1938: A world leader in train travel – the LNER ‘A4’ Mallard sets a still unbroken world speed record for steam locomotives• 1963: ‘Beeching Report’ published – marked the death sentence for many rural lines• 2015: Borders Railway reopens between Edinburgh and Tweedbank – marks a modern-day revival for the railways

    A Grand Circle Tour Noted rail expert Steve DeGaetano welcomes you aboard for this definitive, in-depth history of the Disneyland Railroad, with hundreds of vintage and current photos, and a fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of how Disney operates its system of trains, stations, and roundhouse.The story of the Disneyland Railroad begins with its chief engineer, Walt Disney, whose love for the steam locomotives of his youth led his Imagineers to create the same experience for millions of park guests, with continuous service for over six decades.DeGaetano reveals this fascinating world unseen by most Disneyland guests, with: A history of the five Disneyland locomotives, and how a steam engine works What the train crew—engineer, fireman, conductor—really do, and why they're the most highly trained of Disney cast members A history of the Disneyland train stations, as well as a special chapter on the famous Lilly Belle What it's like inside the Disneyland roundhouse, where the steam trains are maintained and repaired Plus builder's plates, conductor's badges, spiels, collectibles, and much more Welcome aboard, ladies and gentlemen, for a "grand circle tour" of the Disneyland Railroad!

    While there are pieces dedicated to helping trans people come out, most of them are buried at the end of LGBT manuals that are often written by someone who identifies as either L, G, or B. These people don’t know our stories and we deserve something dedicated to us.This book delves into the problems transgender people face when they come out of the closet, and it offers helpful advice on how to come out, catered specifically to whether or not you’re looking to share yourself with your parents, your family, your best friend, or even those people whose opinions you aren’t necessarily looking for.

    In Wiring Your Model Railroad, Larry Puckett provides a helpful overview of all things wiring, including traditional wiring and DCC. This is the first wiring book any modeler should buy, and it's a useful reference guide for experienced modelers. Most importantly, it is the first book any publisher has released on this topic in 15 years. So, it's the most current and reliable source of model railroad wiring information you'll find anywhere.

    Perfect for train-obsessed boys ages 4 to 6 who are just learning to read.

    S. Dellinger, premiere author of railroad fiction, delivers three exciting tales of rugged workers and the challenges they face moving across the country and back. This volume features three stories -- "Avalanche!" deals with a railroad worker coming to terms with his father's death; Rud Randall must out-distance an approaching "Tornado" and rescue his passengers -- or risk their lives to prevent his son's suicide! Then the railroad crew calls upon the "The Lion Tamer" to round-up escaped circus animals! So, hop a freight, mate, and ride the rails toward thrills and romance!

    Beginning in the 1920s with Alco's three-cylinder types and Lima's "Super Power" concept, steam locomotive design crossed new thresholds of power and efficiency.A host of new wheel arrangements combined with innovative technology and new materials to create a final generation of refinement. Lima's Berkshire of 1925 demonstrated the value of the four-wheel radial trailing truck in its ability to support a firebox large enough to supply high power and fast running. Within a few years the 2-10-4 Texas, 4-6-4 Hudson, and 4-8-4 Northern had led the way, and by the late 1920s, large modern articulated types were taking shape.The Majesty of Big Steam is full of these late-era locomotives, the last generation of steam power before the diesels took over.Dramatic photos show Berkshires, Hudsons, and Northerns at work, as well as massive articulateds at their finest. Witness New York Central's Great Steel Fleet being whisked along behind some of the most refined American-designed engines. See Southern Pacific's cab-forward oil burners crest the California Sierra, and Baltimore & Ohio's EM-1 war babies lift tonnage over the Appalachian mountains. Norfolk & Western continued to refine 4-8-4s and articulated types, even as the rest of America was buying diesels, and ran these well-oiled machines longer than any other line. Don't miss a single one!

    Trzoniec's breathtaking photography and thorough research.Over eight decades after their invention, diesel locomotives are still the backbone of the American railroad system. Five principal companies have built diesel locomotives--EMD, General Electric, Alco, Baldwin, and Fairbanks Morse--and the most popular vintage and modern types of all five are covered in painstaking detail in Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives. From General Electric 44-Tonners to Alco RS5s, all of the most important models are included. Stanley W. Trzoniec's stunning photography gives these behemoths of the modern age their due in beautiful full-color images.Enthusiasts of diesel locomotives will not want to be without Vintage & Modern Diesel Locomotives in their collection.

    Designed for reliability and durability, signals can survive for decades. In fact, old semaphores installed during the early years of the twentieth century were still in service during the 1990s, protecting trains that were running with the latest modern diesels. Even searchlight-style signals that were the epitome of 1940s railroading continue to work today.Though standards were introduced in the early twentieth century, interpretation varied greatly among railroads, so even major railroads have individualized signals. Some, such as the Pennsylvania Railroad, were noted for their distinctive signaling hardware. Others lines became known for their peculiarities in practice.Classic Railroad Signals examines how different railroads developed specific hardware to serve their unique needs, in the process tracing the lineage of various types of hardware and highlighting how and where they were used. From nineteenth-century mechanical signals to disc signals, upper- and lower-quadrant semaphores, three-light electric signals, searchlight-style targets, positional lights, and color-position light hardware, author Brian Solomon covers nearly every conceivable piece of North American signaling hardware, even the virtually extinct wig wag that was once standard in California and Wisconsin.Gorgeous period and contemporary photography shows signals and trains from around North America. Classic Railroad Signals should be next to Railroad Signaling on every railroad fan's bookshelf.

    But New Zealand has experienced many less well-known disasters, some of them shocking and brutal.Graham Hutchins and Russell Young describe some of the most extraordinary events in New Zealand history. Who knew that a fire killed 39 people at Seacliff Mental Hospital in 1942? That 10 people died in a lahar on White Island in 1914? That a yacht race between Lyttelton and Wellington in 1951 resulted in 10 fatalities? That a tornado ripped through 150 houses in Hamilton in 1948? A fire raging through Raetihi in 1918 was so fierce it destroyed houses, shops and 11 timber mills. Drownings were so common here in the 19th century that they were called ‘the New Zealand death’.These and many other remarkable stories are told in this eye-opening book. While it describes accidents and tragedies, it also reveals acts of heroism. For when human beings make mistakes, others often achieve daring feats of rescue. Some of the stories show that we underestimate Mother Nature at our peril, but many also testify to the courage of the human spirit. Few books are genuine page-turners; this one is.Graham Hutchins has been writing books for over thirty years. Most of these have been non-fiction, but fiction and humorous yarns have featured in his body of works. Despite his propensity for writing in a humorous vein, he has also written several serious accounts of aspects of New Zealand’s history, including Highwater: Floods in New Zealand (2006). Subjects covered in his other books include rugby, cricket, popular music and railways. Among his books published by Exisle are Stop the train! I want to get on, Great New Zealand Railway Journeys, Last Train to Paradise and Eight Days a Week. Married with two daughters and two grandsons, Graham is a full-time writer living in Hamilton. He and his co-author Russell Young have been close friends since the age of five.Russell Young was born in Te Kuiti and educated at Te Kuiti High School before attending the University of Auckland. In 1969 he returned to Te Kuiti to work in his father’s accountancy practice, completing his professional qualifications in 1977. He carried on the business for 30 years before moving to Marlborough in 2004, where he now conducts a small home-based practice which allows time for other pastimes, including book-writing and aviation. Since gaining his private pilot licence at the age of 23 he has enjoyed flying, and nine years ago acquired a Piper Cherokee 180. He returns to Te Kuiti on a regular basis to maintain contact with a number of long-standing clients in the King Country. In 2013 he published The Story of Te Kuiti. He and his wife Julia live in Blenheim and have three adult children.

    So when Teddy goes missing, she misses him a lot...But Teddy is a brave bear. What wonderful adventures will he have when he rides away on a train? Will there be picnics? Will there be parties? Will he have time for a nap? And most importantly, will he find his way home to Dot - or will she never see him again? A thoroughly delightful picture book about courage, resilience and imagination.

    Whether you pine for the romantic age of the steam engine, thrill at the speeds of today’s super-fast trains, dream of traveling on the world’s great long-distance rail journeys, or yearn to take the "Toy Train" to Darjeeling, this book offers a fantastic, whistle-stop tour of train travel.