railroads

"Even though jostling sheep, bright moonlight, and a monster teddy bear threaten the sleep of its passengers, the Goodnight Train successfully completes its run"--Provided by publisher.

Presents Dario Fo's satirical play in which an anarchist railway worker falls to his death while being held at a police station.

"This book discusses how passenger trains are run and operated and gives examples"--Provided by publisher.

"Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning ... past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them ... Their life-as she sees it-is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?"--Provided by publisher.

This book pays tribute to the American civil engineer responsible for designing and constructing Grand Central Terminal, following William J. Wilgus as he creates the underground train station that would become an iconic New York landmark.

A mouse and his friends build a railway.

"Trains have been around for more than two centuries. They changed the entire world. This encyclopedia gives readers a look at trains, from the first steam-powered locomotive to high-tech maglev trains"--Publisher.

Traces the social history of the Pullman porters, African-American men who served the Pullman Company in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, focusing on how their experiences shaped the African-American middle class.

"Packed with . . . photography, Train catalogues the development of trains from early steam to diesel engines and electric locomotives, explores in detail iconic trains such as the Palace on Wheels and the Orient Express, and chronicles the social, political, and cultural backdrop against which railways were built the world over. Profiling the best loved railways and rail journeys of all time - from the Union-Pacific Railroad to the Trans-Siberian Railway - and the pioneers of train and track - from 'Father of the Railways' George Stephenson to engineering legend Isambard Kingdom Brunel and M?tro-maestro Fulgence Bienven?e"-- Provided by publisher.

"Illustrations accompany information about the daily activities of a freight train. The narrative nonfiction text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.