Boston & Maine Trains and Services (eBook)

DO YOU KNOW...HOW one Boston building provides a daily weatherforecast?(Hint: If you know the poem you can crack the code!)WHAT popular spot in the city was once used for suchthings as livestock grazing and public hangings?(Hint: It's been public property for a long time!)Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know!-an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet! Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational."

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The Boston & Maine Railroad serviced most of New England as a primary mode of transportation during the 19th and 20th centuries.The birth of this railroad spurred the growth and development of industry in New England. This heritage is captured in Boston & Maine Trains and Services, the fourth volume in Arcadia's Images of Rail series to focus on the history of this railroad. The trains and services included in this book are the Pullman passenger cars, work trains with flatcars, boxcars, circus trains, plows, stock, cabooses, as well as the Boston & Maine bus service, trucks, and air service.