Air-brake pumps : triple valves and brake valves, air-brake troubles, operating and testing trains, foundation brake gear, air signal-system, high-speed brake, no. 6 E T locomotive brake, P C passenger brake equipment, L N passenger brake equipment, type K freight triple valves, train control
The how and why wonder book of railroads
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.21
- Call Number
- 625.1 SCH
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Contributor
- Zaffo, George J.
- Wolf, Donald D.
- Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
- White, Oakes A.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Series
- How and why wonder books series, No. 5052.
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Railroads
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads
- Railroad trains
- Juvenile literature
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- Includes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 59 cents.
- "Illustrated by George J. Zaffo."
- "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
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The little engine that could
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.17
- Call Number
- 813.5 PIP
- Author
- Piper, Watty
- Bragg, Mabel C. (Mabel Caroline), 1870-1945
- Contributor
- Lenski, Lois L.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The Platt & Munk Co. Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1930
- Series
- Never grow old series
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "Christmas '52 / Catherine Walker / from Jean"--inscribed in pencil on front fly leaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroad trains
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- "Retold by Watty Piper from The Pony Engine by Mabel C. Bragg"--title page
- "Copyrighted by George H. Doran & Co."--title page
- "Copyright, MCMXXX"--title page verso.
- Piper, Watty, pseudonym.
- Contributor's name and contribution : Lenski, Lois L. (illustrator)
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