railroads

A boy expresses his love of trains, describing many kinds of train cars and their special jobs.

Photographs and simple text portray five working steam locomotives of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as they travel through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Simple text and illustrations depict different kinds of trains going uphill and downhill, crossing bridges and tunnels, using electricity or steam, carrying passengers or freight, even when it snows.

The son of a sharecropper dreams of leaving Mississippi on a train with the legendary engineer Casey Jones.

Presents the history and development of the transcontinental railroad linking the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and follows the construction of the Central Pacific from Sacramento and the Union Pacific from Omaha, Nebraska.

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

Presents a brief history of trains and describes various types of trains and their uses.

Simple rhythmic text and illustrations describe the actions of the last car on a train. Includes related puzzles and activities.

Describes early models, major parts, and the workings of freight trains.

After James tells a scary story, Thomas the tank engine imagines there is a horrible, engine-eating monster coming after him.