trains

Explores the history of trains, focusing on how developments in technology have affected train engines, brakes, speed, design, and performance.

This book discusses the history of trains, the invention of high-speed trains and the high-speed train systems of European countries.

Contains labeled color photographs of different types of trains around the world.

A young boy watches a freight train go by on its daily run.

Photographs and text provide information about many different types of trains and the work they do.

A toy train and its occupants make a journey that introduces the numbers one to ten.

A young girl experiences the thrill of her first train ride when she takes the Great Northern from the country to visit her grandmother in the city.

Provides a history of trains, from the early giants of steam to the modern bullet-shaped speed machines; and includes links to related web sites.

Bob and Betty learn about trains when the railroad opens up a line behind their garden fence.

Describes the history and uses of passenger trains, the different types, and some famous ones.