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Ho Steam Train Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing! Trains, trains, trains! Giant engines snorting, puffing, steaming, pulling, rushing, huffing! All kinds of trains, from cabooses to hoppers and commuter trains to zoo trains, clickety-clack along the tracks. The mixed-media illustrations using clip art, etchings, original drawings, and maps will remind parents and grandparents of an earlier time. Children will enjoy the collages, puns, and delightful wordplay throughout.
Great Trains Of America: Western Railroading (Full Frame, Collector's Edition) Since their invention, railroads have captured the imagination of people of all ages and played a pivotal role in the industrial development of our world. Nowhere was the effect greater than in America. Railroads grew into the backbone of the nation and their stories are full of folklore and legends of American History. This extraordinary DVD presentation takes viewers to popular steam locomotive powered historic railroads featured on the PBS series America's Historic Steam Railroads. Feature railroads include: Georgetown Loop Railroad - Located in the Colorado Rockies, this narrow-gauge railroad features tight turns, steep grades and fantastic mountain trestles, making the Georgetown Loop Railroad one of the most spectacular trains in the world. Grand Canyon Railroad - Orginally opened in 1901 by Santa Fe Railroad, the line was built to make the trip to canyon as easy as possible and draw visitors to the spectacular sights of the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow-gauge Railroad - Northern California's Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad takes the passengers back to the historic logging days when great steam locomotives carried giant redwood logs from the forest to saw mill. California Western Railroad - Operating for over 100 years between Fort Bragg on the coast and inland valley town of Willits, the "Skunk Train", as it is known, takes visitors on a 40 mile trip past towering redwoods and mountain meadows of the beautiful northern California countryside. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - From desert valley to rocky mountain passes, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is the longest and highest narrow gauge steam railroad in America and registered National Historic Site.
Lumberjack Steam Train - The Lumberjack Steam Train (the Laona and Northern Railway) is a heritage railway in Laona, Wisconsin. Train whistle - A train whistle, (sometimes also referred to as a steam trumpet, airchime, or train horn), is a audiable signaling device on a train, locomotive, or the like, which produces a loud sound to warn that a train is approaching, and to communicate with rail workers. During the era of steam locomotives, the whistles were steam whistles, arranged to play a minor seventh chord. The Train (video game) - The Train was the title of a video game released by Accolade in 1988 and themed loosely on the motion picture The Train, starring Burt Lancaster. In the video game, the player assumes the role of a train hijacker who has commandeered a steam train to escape Nazi Germany during World War II. Tom Thumb (train) - Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive used on a common-carrier railroad. Designed and built by Peter Cooper in 1830, it was designed to convince owners of the newly formed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to use steam engines. hosteamtrain |
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