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Freight yards / by Stone, Lynn M.(CARDINAL)323874;
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.Describes how freight yards build freight trains, by sorting the cars onto sidings and coupling them together into new trains.IG940LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Railroads; Railroad yards; Railroads; Railroad trains;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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North American railyards / by Rhodes, Michael,1960-author.(DLC)n 83135874 ;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239) and index.
Subjects: Railroads; Railroads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jim Thorpe, Jack Kerouac & the champ : a North Carolina shop town symbolized both a great railroad and a way of life now gone forever / by McQuigg, Jackson,author.(CARDINAL)211680;
Subjects: Railroads; Railroad yards; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spencer : the development of a "railroad community" / by Galloway, Duane,author.; North Carolina Transportation Museum,associated name.(CARDINAL)211679;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [76]-[84]).Photocopy of research paper with ms. corrections throughout.
Subjects: Railroads; Company towns; Railroad yards; Southern Railway (U.S.);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Potomac Yard, Va. : the gateway between the North and the South. by Sheild, William C.,author.; Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Historical Society, Inc.;
Potomac Yard enters the 20th century -- The first World War and U.S. government control -- The roaring 20's -- The depression years -- The second World War and its aftermath -- Emergency bridge over the Potomac River -- Post war years and the 1950's -- The 1960's, a decade of change -- The 1970's, innovation and expansion -- The 1980's, changes and mergers -- The 1990's, the end -- Conclusions -- First person stories and remembrances -- Potomac Yard railroad operating agreements -- The ice house at Potomac Yard -- Pulling the plug.
Subjects: Hump yards ; Railroad yards ; Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad; Pennsylvania Railroad ; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company ; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company ; Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company ; Southern Railway (U.S.) ; Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company ;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Potomac Yard : the gateway between the North and the South / by Foley, James E.,author.;
Subjects: Hump yards; Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad.; Washington Southern Railway Company.; Pennsylvania Railroad.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company.; Southern Railway (U.S.); Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Turner Classic Movies greatest classic legends film collection. [videorecording] by Aurthur, Robert Alan,1922-1978.; Berman, Pandro S.,1905-1996.; Brooks, Richard,1912-1992.(CARDINAL)843883; Calhern, Louis,1895-1956.(CARDINAL)843551; Cassavetes, John,1929-1989.(CARDINAL)523747; Dee, Ruby.(CARDINAL)167995; Ford, Glenn,1916-2006.(CARDINAL)196168; Francis, Anne,1930-2011.; Goldsmith, Jerry.(CARDINAL)506203; Green, Guy,1913-2005.; Hartman, Elizabeth,1941-1987.; Hayes, Margaret,1916-1977.; Hudson, Rock,1925-1985.(CARDINAL)751902; Hunter, Evan,1926-2005.Blackboard jungle.; Kata, Elizabeth.Be ready with bells & drums.; Maguire, Kathleen,1925-1989.; Poitier, Sidney.(CARDINAL)145263; Ritt, Martin,1914-1990.(CARDINAL)844712; Ruark, Robert Chester,1915-1965.Something of value.; Susskind, David,1920-1987.(CARDINAL)819290; Warden, Jack.(CARDINAL)752518; Winters, Shelley.(CARDINAL)509139; Wynter, Dana.;
disc 1. Blackboard jungle (1955, 100 min.) -- disc 2. Edge of the city (1957, 85 min.) -- disc 3. Something of value (1957, 114 min.) -- disc 4. A patch of blue (1965, 105 min.).A patch of blue: music by Jerry Goldsmith, written for the screen and directed by Guy Green; produced by Pandro S. BermanBlackboard jungle: screenplay by Richard Brooks; directred by Richard Brooks; produced by Pandro S. Berman.Edge of the city: story and screenplay by Robert Alan Aurthur; produced by David Susskind; directed by Martin Ritt.Something of value: screenplay by Richard Brooks, produced by Pandro S. Berman ; directed by Richard Brooks.A patch of blue: Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman.Blackboard jungle: Sidney Poitier, Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes.Edge of the city: Sidney Poitier, John Cassavetes, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire, Ruby Dee.Something of value: Sidney Poitier, Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller, Juana Hernandez, William Marshall.A patch of blue: A blind white woman falls in love with a black man, much to the consternation of her racist mother.Blackboard jungle: Urban drama about an idealistic teacher in a slum area who fights doggedly to connect with his unruly students. Based on Evan Hunter's novel.Edge of the city: If you need a job Charlie Malik can find a spot for you in the dockside railyards. All he needs in return is that you show up on time, work hard, and kick back part of your pay. Two New York City longshoremen, Axel Nordmann, and Army deserter, and Tommy Tyler, an easy-going freight car loader, join forces a corrupt New York waterfront union official. The two share bond that cuts across society's black/white divide.Something of value: When the Mau Maus spread violence and terror throughout British East Africa in an effort to sweep the British from the land, families on both sides are shattered, and two young men who wanted only to live in peace and mutual respect must confront their destinies.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, full screen presentation & widescreen presentation; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.; double-sided disc; dual-layer.
Subjects: Feature films.; Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Hunter, Evan, 1926-2005; African American men; Blind women; Corruption; Interracial dating; Juvenile delinquents; Railroad yards; Schools; Stevedores; Teachers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Diesel's Devious Deed: Thomas & Friends/ by Awdry, W.(CARDINAL)355144;
Subjects: Fiction.; Railroad trains; Behavior;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Clinchfield Railroad in the coal fields / by Helm, Robert A.(CARDINAL)848591;
Includes bibliographical references.History of railroads into Elkhorn City -- Elkhorn Yard -- Clinchfield pusher operations on the north end -- Haysi Railroad -- Along the mainline -- Riding the Moss Turn, Nora Turn 1970s -- Dante : the steam era -- Dante : the diesel era -- Slice of time -- Miscellaneous."... covers the history of the railroad and its towns, operations, structures and equipment with maps, b&w and color photos, documents, and first-hand stories"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Clinchfield Railroad.; Clinchfield Railroad; Coal; Mountain railroads; Mountain railroads; Railroads; Railroads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Little Rascals. [videorecording] by GoodTimes DVD.; Hal Roach Studios.; Little Rascals.;
Little Rascals.Hook and ladder: No sooner does the gang start their own fire department, than they've got their own fires! Hi neighbor: Gang gets snubbed after greeting new kid on the block, so they build their own fantastic fire engine. Sundown Ltd.: The gang learns the danger of playing in the railroad yards as they duke it out with Toughy, their rival for Mary's affections, and manage to run their hand-made train right off the tracks.DVD ; DVD player required ; mono ; dolby digital ; standard full frame (1.33:1) ; single layer.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Our Gang films.; Short films.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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