trains

Uses flaps, pull tabs, pop-ups, and brief text to look at the history of trains, and to examine passenger cars, record-breaking trains, railroad challenges, and stations.

Ten-year-old Billy, his best friend Finn, and a girl named Dannie, living in a 1920s camp of railroad workers in the Cascade Mountains, follow clues to try to uncover the relationship of a stolen crate of dynamite with gold taken during an 1893 train robbery.

A rhyming story about a freight train's day, from loading freight in the morning to retiring to the roundhouse after the day's work is done.

Young Jesse, a big fan of both dinosaurs and trains, is thrilled when a dinosaur who happens to be a train conductor shows up at his bedroom window.

Percy is teased by the other engines when he tells them that the night before, as he thought about the upcoming parade, he saw a giant dragon rumble by.

On a train trip, an engineer teaches a boy the expressions used by railroad workers as he describes the different kinds of cars, freight, and people they see.

A crack in the track brings Thomas the Tank Engine and the entire Island of Sodor Railway to a screeching halt in this rhyming adventure.

Easy-to-read, lyrical text tells how cautious Thomas gives a ride to a judge who is in a big hurry to get to a train show.

Describes different kinds of trains, such as elevated trains, subways, high-speed trains, and freight trains, and how trains are powered.

Describes the history and uses of steam locomotives, the different types, and some famous models.