trains

Describes the world's high speed passenger trains, from steam engines of the 1930s, through modern supertrains powered by electricity, to magnetic levitation trains now being tested.

Provides information about bullet trains--steel wheel electric trains that move at high speeds by a process of magnetic levitation--discussing their technology and development, primarily in Europe and Japan.

Wishbone senses that someone is up to no good when he, Joe Talbot, and their friends take a ride on a train that was used to smuggle money and other valuables in the 1930s.

A boy who is eagerly awaiting a visit from Santa Claus accepts a ride on a magical train headed for the North Pole.

Thomas the Tank Engine challenges young readers to lift the flaps and learn about colors, numbers, sizes, objects, and letters.

Detective Hercule Poirot has a wealth of suspects to choose from when a wealthy American is stabbed to death en route to Paris on the Orient Express.

Ben draws a train that takes him to all sorts of wonderful places before returning him to his own bed.

Illustrations and simple text provide a brief introduction to the history of trains, discussing when they were first invented, how they have been used throughout the years, and the role they played in the development of the United States.

The bear is Jeffrey's secret, and for months he keeps watch for the bear on the train.

When Thomas the Tank Engine decides not to make his usual station stops one day, he learns that faster is not always better.