railroads

Recreates the sights and sounds at a country crossing one summer night, as an old car patiently awaits the passing of a long and noisy freight train. Whooawoo!.

Looks at many different types of trains and the work they do, and includes a brief history of trains, as well as discussion of famous and record-breaking trains.

A young boy and his grandfather ride on a steam locomotive chugging through Georgia one hot summer day.

While traveling on the train to San Francisco with his cousin Olivia's owl, Nate the Great and his dog Sludge must use all of their detective skills when the owl suddenly disappears.

Introduces all sorts of trains from around the world, covering different types of trains, how they are constructed and how they run, who drives them, and more.

Presents information in simple text about different types of trains and how they work.

In 1932, during the Depression in Ohio, thirteen-year-old Rudy, determined to help his family weather the hard times, hops a train going west to California and experiences the hobo life.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the events surrounding the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.

Discusses the labor strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company in Pullman, Illinois in 1894, and the federal government's use of force to keep the railroads operating and to crush the striking workers.