he Other Tinker Also Makes Good

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! (Summary by Mark F. Smith)

Listen next episodes of The Young Railroaders:
A Dramatic Flagging , A Race Through the Flames , A Runaway Train , In a Bad Fix, And Out , Jack Has His Adventure , Jack Plays Reporter, With Unexpected Results , Part 1, Professor Click, Mind-Reader , Part 2, Professor Click, Mind-Reader , Prisoner , The Defence of the Viaduct , The Dude Operator , The Electrical Detective , The Enemy’s Hand Again, and a Capture , The Haunted Station , The Last of the Freight Thieves , The Secret Telegram , Turning the Tables , Wilson Again Distinguishes Himself , With the Construction Train