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Author:
Boyer, Dennis.
Title:
Prairie whistles : tales of midwest railroading / Dennis Boyer.
Publisher:
Trails Books,
Copyright Date:
c2001
Description:
viii, 128 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Railroads--Middle West--History.
Contents:
pt. 1. Blow the whistle and ring the bell. Deadheading on the 381 ; All-American engines ; Railroad boot camp ; Pullman hanky-panky ; Timber Road ; Steady as she goes ; Rolling the distant signal ; Undercover engine trainee ; "Easterners" ; Wreck of the Milwaukee. -- pt. 2. Grease, cinders, and signals. Steamed up ; Epitaph for a section head ; High altitude railroading ; Caboose No. 992094 ; Ties that bind ; Tender boy ; Tower times ; Oktoberfest special ; Accidental carman ; Working section ; Hospital train ; The money hole ; Key man ; Shop clicks. -- pt. 3. Fellow travelers. Drover's caboose ; Tater fraters ; King Ole: hobo boss of the Midwest ; Steaming ore ; Orphan trains ; Ghost train ; Little boy's eyes ; Immigrant train ; Railroad digs ; Valley characters ; Railroad canteen ; Ship jumper, train hopper ; Fifty years on the bench ; Honeymoon train ; Runaway train ; River City layout ; Lincoln's depot. -- Some railroading terms.
ISBN:
9780915024902
091502490X
LCCN:
2001087142
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)
MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)
BGPE251 -- Perry Public Library (Perry)

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