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2) This train
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"This Train races us through America's heartland, carrying secrets. There is treasure in the cargo car, along with an invisible puppeteer. There is a coder named Nora, Mugzy, the yippy dog, and Ross, the too-curious poet. On board, it's a countdown to murder... On this train there is a silver madman, a targeted banker, and crises of conscience. This train harbors the "perfect" couple's conspiracies, the chaos of being a teenager, and parenthood alongside...
3) Trains
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"Learn . . . facts about trains"--Provided by publisher.
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What's a bright young lady to do when her brother becomes the main suspect in a murder? Why, solve the case of course. England. 1923. After a year away at finishing school where she learned etiquette, deportment, and the difference between a fish fork and a salad one, Kitty Worthington is eager to return home. But minutes after she and her brother Ned board the Golden Arrow, the unthinkable happens. A woman with a mysterious connection to her brother...
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"Friendly moose Finley longs for an Alaskan adventure, but "rules are rules" and wild animals aren't allowed on the train. Despite the disguise, Conductor Jones sees Finley for what he truly is. But when things go off-track and disaster looms, Conductor Jones realizes that Finley might make a perfect travel partner after all."--
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[2020]
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"Margo Fletcher, eight months pregnant, is traveling by train from Chicago to Spokane, her childhood home. While passing through an isolated portion of the Rockies in blizzard conditions, the train unexpectedly brakes. Up ahead, deadly snow from a massive avalanche plummets down the mountain. Despite the conductor's order for the passengers to stay seated, former Army Ranger Nick Eliot insists that survival depends on moving to the back of the train....
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[2021]
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"Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post-World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the solution....
14) Epic adventures
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2022.
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Railroads can take you anywhere from the Arctic Circle to the South Pacific -- learn all about the world and how engineering changed it.
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[2020]
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When FBI agent Emma Griffin begins a train journey, she is lured to an empty passenger car where she discovers a murdered man and a mesage addressed to her. Unable to stop the train or call for help, Emma finds herself engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a killer.
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2020.
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First edition.
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Train riders are used to stressful delays on the Zero Local line. But when a new passenger shows gratitude to the driver on their daily commute, tensions begin to ease. Eventually the artistic traveler stops riding the Zero Local line, and discord begins to creep back into the train car. Will the regular passengers find a way to restore the sense of camaraderie they once felt? Inspired by a true story, Ethan and Vita Murrow share with us a tender...
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[2009]
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"As seen on PBS stations, ... journey from coast-to-coast to re-live the history, color, and thundering power of America's most popular steam and diesel passenger trains. ... Featured locomotives include the Union Pacific 3985, 844, and E9's, the Nebraska Zephyr, Norfolk & Western 611, Frisco 1522, and the infamous Southern Pacific 4449 Daylight Express. As a special treat, you'll sit right next to the engineer for an exciting cab ride on the Southwest...
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