Little Trains to Faraway Places

by Karl Zimmermann

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253354471
• ISBN13: 9780253354471
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher