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Ralph of the Railroad is a series of juvenile fiction books which follows the career of Ralph Fairbanks as he progresses through positions of increasing responsibility on the railroad. The stories were written under the pseudonym "Allen Chapman" by the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
The Railroad Series by Allen Chapman...In this line of books there is revealed the whole workings of a great American railroad system. There are adventures in abundance—railroad wrecks, dashes through forest fires, the pursuit of a "wildcat" locomotive, the disappearance of a pay car with a large sum of money on board—but there is much more than this—the intense rivalry among railroads and railroad men, the working out of running schedules, the getting through "on time" in spite of all obstacles, and the manipulation of railroad securities by evil men who wish to rule or ruin.[1]
The Ralph of the Railroad or Railroad Series series by Allen Chapman[edit]
| Number and title |
1 Ralph of the roundhouse Or Bound to become a railroad man |
| Ghostwriter[2] | Welden J. Cobb |
| Illustrator | Clare Angell |
| Copyright company (Date) | The Mershon Co (1906) |
| Published by (Date)[2][3] | Mershon Co. c.1906; Chatterton-Peck Co. c.1907, Grosset & Dunlap c.1908[3] or 1909-11[2]; Grosset & Dunlap c.1912-28[4] |
| Also published (Date) | 11X Ralph on the Railroad as first book in four-in-one volume (1933). The book title page lists Ralph of the roundhouse... whereas the volume title page lists Ralph on the railroad. Four complete adventure books for boys in one big volume. Ralph in the round house (two words) ... |
| Joining railroad | When the regular firemen were unavailable, Ralph fired for Engineer Griswold as they pulled cars to safety when the Acton yards caught on fire. They pushed a burning powder car into a lake allowing fire fighters to save some buildings. Ralph completed this when Griswold lost consciousness. |
| Promoted at end | Switch tower operator |
| Links to online versions | Roundhouse on Google Books |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Advertisement for the series that appears two pages after the end of most books in the latter Grosset and Dunlap printing. This advertisement has not been confirmed for Ralph of the roundhouse and Ralph on the engine and does not appear in Ralph on the railroad
- ^ a b c "Krieger, Frank"
- ^ a b Stratemeyer pseudonyms
- ^ The 1908/1909-11 books have a rust brown binding, a scroll on the spine in white ink, and green lettering on the dustjacket spine. The 1912-28 books have a brown binding, a spine scroll in gray ink, and black lettering on the dustjacket spine. These descriptions are from and further details of the bindings and dustjackets for the first two publishers and the two of the third publisher are in "Krieger, Frank"
References[edit]
Books[edit]
Johnson, Deidre (1982). Stratemeyer pseudonyms and series book. An annotated checklist of Stratemeyer and Stratemeyer Syndicate publications. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313226326. OCLC 251351848.
Websites[edit]
Krieger, Frank. "Railroad (or Ralph) Series". Newport Vintage Books. Retrieved September 4, 2010. As of the access date, the website was undergoing revision. The "Ralph" page did not appear to be linked to the home page and there were no results to a Yahoo (reverse) "link:" request.