The Young Railroaders

Francis Lovell Coombs

While aimed at youths, this series of tales of the just-opening West makes a rollicking good story for adults, too. Three teen-age boys, trained as telegraphers, manage to get themselves in and out of a wide variety of harrowing circumstances. Using their knowledge of Morse code, the science of telegraphs, and the operation of railroads, the boys stir in native resourcefulness, quick-thinking, and when the occasion demands it, raw courage - to effect rescues, thwart thieves, and solve mysteries. If Tom Swift had lived in the nineteenth century, he could not have had more exciting escapades! (Summary by Mark F. Smith)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 One Kind of Wireless Mark F. Smith
00:26:20
Play 02 An Original Emergency Battery Mark F. Smith
00:15:19
Play 03 A Tinker Who Made Good Mark F. Smith
00:24:05
Play 04 he Other Tinker Also Makes Good Mark F. Smith
00:15:40
Play 05 The Electrical Detective Mark F. Smith
00:21:25
Play 06 Jack Has His Adventure Mark F. Smith
00:17:53
Play 07 A Race Through the Flames Mark F. Smith
00:16:15
Play 08 The Secret Telegram Mark F. Smith
00:16:31
Play 09 Jack Plays Reporter, With Unexpected Results Mark F. Smith
00:21:15
Play 10 A Runaway Train Mark F. Smith
00:16:21
Play 11 The Haunted Station Mark F. Smith
00:22:57
Play 12 In a Bad Fix, And Out Mark F. Smith
00:21:58
Play 13 Part 1, Professor Click, Mind-Reader Mark F. Smith
00:20:46
Play 14 Part 2, Professor Click, Mind-Reader Mark F. Smith
00:23:26
Play 15 The Last of the Freight Thieves Mark F. Smith
00:25:16
Play 16 The Dude Operator Mark F. Smith
00:24:34
Play 17 A Dramatic Flagging Mark F. Smith
00:19:44
Play 18 Wilson Again Distinguishes Himself Mark F. Smith
00:25:16
Play 19 With the Construction Train Mark F. Smith
00:22:57
Play 20 The Enemy’s Hand Again, and a Capture Mark F. Smith
00:21:59
Play 21 Prisoner Mark F. Smith
00:18:45
Play 22 Turning the Tables Mark F. Smith
00:31:57
Play 23 The Defence of the Viaduct Mark F. Smith
00:29:57