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3) Digger man
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A young boy imagines how he will use his digger to make a park where he and his little brother can play.
13) Colorado steam
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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.
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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.
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"William Rosen has written a most powerful story, one with a heroic cast of characters and an ingenious set of machines. His recounting of the invention of the steam engine puts it in the historical and cultural context that the achievement and its legacy deserve."---Henry Petroski, Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of civil engineering and professor of history, Duke University, author of The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global...
16) The Silver Arrow
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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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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...
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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...