Veranda Turbine: A Life

This is a fictional biography of a glamorous Hollywood starlet of the 1940s - 1960s named Veranda Turbine. Of her career, she said, "If I starred in a movie set on a train, it was a hit. If I shot a spy in the movie, it was a hit. So I shot a lot of spies on trains." There is a lot of train and toy-train related themes and fun. This book tells the story of who she was, how she fought her way to the very pinnacle of fame and fortune, and what she did with her money and her celebrity once she had them. Here, too, are details including plot summaries and interesting tidbits from many of her movies, including "the greatest train-wreck of the war," the patriotic box-office flop, GG1-G.I., and Rough Track, a surprising hit set entirely on GM's Train of Tomorrow, as well as her appearances in the classics The Third Rail and The Rivet Counter, and the most expensive movie ever made, Queen of the Incas.  It's all here, as never told before.