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Uses the format of a computer database to provide information on the history, types, equipment, functioning, and uses of railroads.
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PLB 0-7613-0824-5 Future engineers and conductors will enjoy this fun and fact-filled entry in the Cutaway series. Richards introduces the reader-friendly topic of trains, from early steam locomotives to high-speed bullets. Eye-catching, full-color spreads that show cross-sections of train cars reveal the workings of different kinds of engines, as well as the varying degrees of luxury their passenger cars offer. Readers learn that the background of such legendary choo-choos as ``the flying Scotsman,'' and ``the Big Boy. `' Equally fascinating is the information presented on MagLevs, now in use in Europe and Japan. (glossary, index) (Picture book. 7-11) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherChelsea House Pub
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0791065863
- ISBN 13 9780791065860
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Number of pages32
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