Railroad (or Ralph) Series
Author: Allen Chapman (Stratemeyer Pseudonym)
Written By: Welden J. Cobb (1-5); Walter B. Foster (6-7); John W. Duffield (8); Roger Garis (9); John F. Carter (10)
Artists: Clare Angell, Charles Nuttall; H. Boehm, R. Emmett Owen, Walter S. Rogers
10 Volumes (1906 to 1928)
1 Ralph of the Roundhouse 1906
2 Ralph in the Switch Tower 1907
3 Ralph on the Engine 1909
4 Ralph on the Overland Express 1910
5 Ralph, the Train Dispatcher 1911
6 Ralph on the Army Train 1918
7 Ralph on the Midnight Flyer 1923
8 Ralph and the Missing Mail Pouch 1924
9 Ralph on the Mountain Division 1927
10 Ralph and the Train Wreckers 1928
Format 1: (Volumes 1 & 2) – Published by Mershon Co. circa 1906
Red Chocolate Brown Cloth Binding with Black Lettering. Locomotive (front) & lantern & scroll (spine) in black & white ink.
Endpages and Edgecoloring are plain white.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece and three internals on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is Light Brown Uncoated Paper, Wrap Spine w/ Green Lettering. Design matches binding in green. Same for all books.
Format 2: (Volumes 1 & 2) – Published by Chatterton-Peck Co. circa 1907
Red Chocolate Brown Cloth Binding with Black Lettering. Locomotive (front) & lantern & scroll (spine) in black & white ink.
Endpages and Edgecoloring are plain white.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece and three internals on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is Light Brown Uncoated Paper, Wrap Spine w/ Green Lettering. Design matches binding in green. Same for all books.
Format 3: (Volumes 1 to 5) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1909-11
Rust Brown Cloth Binding with Black Lettering. Locomotive (front) & lantern & scroll (spine) in black & white ink.
Endpages and Edgecoloring are plain white.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece and three internals on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is Light Brown Coated Paper, Wrap Spine w/ Green Lettering. Design matches binding in green. Same for all books.
Format 4: (Volumes 1 to 10) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1912-28
Brown Cloth Binding with Black Lettering. Locomotive (front) & lantern & scroll (spine) in black & gray ink.
Endpages and Edgecoloring are plain white.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece and three internals on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is White Paper, Wrap Spine w/ Black Lettering. Panoramic scene of train crossing mountains. Same for all books.
