The Young Railroaders by 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!

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Episodes

Saturday Dec 23, 2023

The Young Railroaders by Francis Lovell Coombs

Episodes

11 – The Haunted Station

12 – In a Bad Fix, And Out

13a – Part 1, Professor Click, Mind-Reader

13b – Part 2, Professor Click, Mind-Reader

14 – The Last of the Freight Thieves

15 – The Dude Operator

16 – A Dramatic Flagging

17 – Wilson Again Distinguishes Himself

18 – With the Construction Train

19 – The Enemy’s Hand Again, and a Capture