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Nye and Riley's Railway Guide (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Bill Nye

 
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Synopsis

Turn rail travel into an entertaining journey with Nye and Riley's Railway Guide. This is a humorous, antique travel book that blends essays, anecdotes, and verse about trains, travel, and the people who ride them. Rich with playful observations and light satire, it invites readers to laugh at travel mishaps, rail lore, and the quirks of the era’s railway life. Read it for amusement, background color, and a peek at a distinctive slice of American humor.

Designed for curious readers and travelers alike, the collection makes a long trip feel shorter with engaging bits, letters, poems, and sketches. It pairs accessible humor with a warm, folksy voice, offering a window into railway culture of the period without needing prior knowledge of the era.




  • Humor about railroad travel, trains, and passengers in short, bite‑sized pieces

  • Letters, anecdotes, and light verse that capture the flavor of travel life

  • Playful satire and observational bits suitable for curious history lovers

  • A companion for readers seeking entertaining reading during commutes or vacations



Ideal for readers who enjoy classic American humor, travel lore, and period satire through a railway lens.

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Product Description

Excerpt from Nye and Riley's Railway Guide About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About the Author

Bill Nye is a scientist, engineer, comedian, and inventor. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University where he studied under Carl Sagan, and worked on the 747 as an engineer at Boeing before creating and hosting his much-loved Emmy award-winning PBS/Discovery Channel show "Bill Nye the Science Guy". He holds six Honorary Doctorate degrees from Lehigh University, Willamette University, Quinnipiac University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Goucher College, and Johns Hopkins, and teaches at Cornell regularly as a visiting professor.

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