freight yard.

by Dorothy Voorhies Stever

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29 Currently reading

Published 1958 by Melmont in Los Angeles .
Written in English

Subjects:

Railroads -- Freight -- Juvenile literature.

Edition Notes

Classifications
Statement	Illustrated by Robert Bartram.
Genre	Juvenile literature.
Series	Look, read, learn
LC Classifications	PZ10.S84 Fr
The Physical Object
Pagination	31 p.
Number of Pages	31
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL6224186M
LC Control Number	57009999
OCLC/WorldCa	1693123

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