railroads

Presents a short study of the history and development of trains designed for beginning readers and discusses early rail transportation and steam engines, locomotives, the transcontinental railroad, early Pullman cars, and modern bullet trains.

Thomas the Tank Engine learns not to tease the big engines and pulls his first passenger train.

A collection of two bedtime stories introduced by Shelley Duvall.

Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy freight train, Katy Caboose wishes for some way to escape from the endless track.

Brief text and pictures of twenty-six famous trains or railways of the world, such as the luxurious Blue Train of South Africa, the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the magnetically levitated Maglev of Japan.

A young boy enjoys watching the train pass by especially the caboose at the end.

Simple text and photographs describe trains, their parts, and what they do. Presented in English and Spanish.

Simplified text discusses modern railroads, with illustrations to help visualize the complexities of railroading.

Examines the history, varieties, and uses of trains.