| Description |
47 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Usborne, 2002. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Train basics -- First trains -- Steaming ahead -- American railroads -- Making tracks -- All aboard -- In the city -- Going underground -- Mountain trains -- Faster and faster -- Diesel power -- Cargo carriers -- Steam giants -- High-speed electrics -- End of steam? -- Under the sea -- Modern machines -- Floating trains -- Great train journeys -- Amazing models -- Did you know? -- Using the Internet -- Index. |
| Summary |
Did you know that the fastest vehicle ever to run on rails (at over 6,000 miles per hour) was rocket powered and driverless? Take a look at the world's most impressive locomotives and learn fun facts, about the fastest, oldest and most luxurious trains ever built. Take a journey through the history of trains, from the early giants of steam to the latest bullet-shaped speed machines. Visit the Quicklinks Web site and look at videos of old American steam trains, see modern Japanese electric trains and take a virtual tour of the Rocky Mountaineer! |
| Subject |
Railroad trains -- Juvenile literature.
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Railroad trains -- Computer network resources.
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Railroad trains.
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Locomotives.
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| Added Author |
Woodcock, John.
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| Spine Title |
Internet-linked trains |
| Note |
At head of title on cover: Usborne discovery Internet-linked |
| ISBN |
1580864104 |
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