railroad stations

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railroad stations

Next stop Grand Central

2004
New York City's Grand Central Station is a constant hub of hustle and bustle as people wait for trains to leave or arrive, and workers strive to keep everything running smoothly.

Math at the train station

2013
Explores the different ways that math is used at the train station.

Curious George at the railroad station

1988
Switching around the numbers and letters on the arrival-departure board seems harmless to Curious George, but it causes mass mayhem in the train station.

Grand Central Terminal

gateway to New York City
2003
Provides a history of Grand Central Terminal from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, including its construction and architecture, the role played by Cornelius Vanderbilt, and facts about railroads in general.

La invencion de Hugo Cabret

una novela
2007
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Next stop Grand Central

1999
A simple introduction to the thousands of activities going on everyday in Grand Central, a train station in New York City.

Conquering Gotham

a Guilded Age epic : the construction of Penn Station and its tunnels
2007
Recounts the true story of Pennsylvania Railroad president Alexander Cassatt's ambitious journey to build the railroad by creating a monumental system of electrified tunnels under the Hudson River, Manhattan, and the East River, despite dangerous conditions, corporate sabotage, and his investors' lack of faith in the project.

Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George takes a train

2002
While waiting for the man with the yellow hat to buy train tickets, Curious George causes trouble by mixing up numbers on the schedule, but he makes up for it when a little boy's toy rolls toward the tracks.

The invention of Hugo Cabret

a novel in words and pictures
2007
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

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