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Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 25 x 29 cm.
Description
A journey through part of the Colorado Rockies aboard a steam locomotive of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Includes historical and descriptive notes on the Durango & Silverton trains.
Author
Series
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
ix, 207 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Description
"Narrow-gauge railroading conjures images of marginal track, wooden coaches, and antique steam locomotives. Yet consider the extraordinarily glamorous and comfortable South African Blue Train and Australia's Queenslander as well as the electrified network of meter-gauge mountain railways in Switzerland that run with a precision similar to that of the country's famed timepieces. Often used to penetrate the most challenging and breathtaking terrain...
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