Project Gutenberg 2012-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 75 Chapman, Allen Ralph in the Switch Tower; Or, Clearing the Track The railroad series Produced by Al Haines "Ralph in the Switch Tower; Or, Clearing the Track" by Allen Chapman is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows Ralph Fairbanks, a young and determined railroader, as he embarks on his new duties in a switch tower, where he must ensure the safe passage of trains while contending with adversaries from his past. The book delves into themes of responsibility, deception, and adventure within the railroading world. At the start of the narrative, Ralph is introduced as he begins his first day of duty in the switch tower after being promoted. His new responsibilities involve operating the levers to control the switches that direct trains, a task complicated by the presence of his nemesis, Mort Bemis, who was recently discharged for causing an accident. As he settles into his role, Ralph faces immediate challenges, including dealing with Bemis's malicious intentions and an unexpected encounter with a tiger that has escaped from a traveling circus. The opening sets the stage for Ralph's struggles and triumphs in a high-stakes work environment filled with danger and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Railroads -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 364374 364326 2024-09-16T11:53:12.673208 2023-09-17T06:41:28.140261 text/html text/html 365720 2012-03-04T11:42:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 200258 2012-03-04T11:42:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 308866 2024-09-16T11:53:31.308071 application/epub+zip 446286 2024-09-16T11:53:29.044112 application/pdf 369734 2024-09-16T11:53:16.885157 application/pdf 309415 2024-09-16T11:53:20.245145 application/epub+zip 231878 2024-09-16T11:53:14.702195 application/epub+zip 491066 2024-09-16T11:53:36.113294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440354 2024-09-16T11:53:26.782124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363399 2022-09-17T18:20:55.417178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303770 2024-09-16T11:53:11.769234 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303911 2012-03-04T11:43:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 115005 2012-03-04T11:43:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 302222 2012-03-04T11:43:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 114736 2012-03-04T11:43:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 302220 2012-03-04T11:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114704 2012-03-04T11:43:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25290 2024-09-16T11:53:36.263056 application/rdf+xml 282499 2024-09-16T11:53:10.751192 2023-09-17T06:41:27.643741 text/x-rst text/x-rst 282499 2012-03-04T11:42:28 text/x-rst 184118 2012-03-04T11:42:28 text/x-rst application/zip 15856 2024-09-16T11:53:18.250154 image/jpeg 3593 2024-09-16T11:53:17.473157 image/jpeg 258417 2024-09-16T11:53:12.705197 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog