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Great Western Railway    by Ciamar Price
Price: Free! 5280 words. Published by Ragged Angel Ltd  on November 23, 2011. .

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Western Railway was one of the fastest and most efficient of its time. This is a brief 5,000 word article on the achievements and history of the GWR, designed as an introduction for children or quick reference for older readers. Available free to download, or read online.
Steam Dreams    by M J Ellwood
Price: $5.99 USD. 42440 words. Published on June 4, 2012. .

In the early 1980s, three former trainspotting friends meet for reunion weekend to travel on a steam special. They hope to relive the excitement they felt as boys when they would spend hours on cold and windy platforms hoping for some good "cops". Dave Lowe is a civil servant and amateur photographer; Doctor Peter Thrales is a noted academic and Gordon "Dub" Walker a local council worker.
FREIGHT TRAIN ACROSS THE OUTBACK:On Board The First Train to Cross Australia from South to North    by Simon Worrall
Price: $3.99 USD. 12230 words. Published on June 6, 2012. .

National Geographic writer, Simon Worrall, was the first writer to cross the Australian continent from south to north by train. Traveling more than 3,000 miles from Adelaide to Darwin on a freight train making history, he takes readers on an enthralling journey through the Red Center of Australia.
Trains and Animals    by James Garratt
Price: $2.95 USD. 1400 words. Published on June 20, 2012. .

What do you know about engines, wagons and animals in China, India, Pakistan, Philippines and Paraguay? Some of you may never have been to these countries so we want to show you some trains and people with their animals who live and work there. Inside our new book you can see photos of trains and try to do the quiz questions. You will be able to check the places on the map.
Northern Pacific Railway Employees In Fargo North Dakota    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $3.75 USD. 10690 words. Published on December 7, 2012. .

My eBook consists of small bios of Northern Pacific Railway Employees in Fargo, North Dakota from 1896-1916. The biographical details includes as much ancestral information as I could find on each person who worked for N P Ry in Fargo. The e-book is pertinent to individuals who are railway enthusiasts. It is also a fine resource to learn more about Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN history.
Railroad Employees In Wake County North Carolina    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $2.99 USD. 7420 words. Published on January 17, 2013. .

My eBook profiles employees of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad, and Southern Railway. Each of these railroad companies kept offices in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina by the late 19th century. Individual workers include train executives, conductors, moulders, firemen, engineers, clerks, and laborers. The text was compiled from city directories, 1880-1917.
1880 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Directory Topeka, Kansas    by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $3.50 USD. 5010 words. Published on April 25, 2013. .

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad was completed to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1880. I have used ancestral records to compile an employee directory for A.T.&S.F.R.R. for Topeka, Kansas. The directory lists titles of railroad workers, their family members, and where the came to Kansas from. The publication will be useful for students of railroad history and those doing family ancestry profiles.