Lonesome Bob and Granny Apple Fritter have to get to Red Rock by two o'clock or Lonesome will miss his wedding, Railroad John has never been late so nothing will keep him from pulling the train in by 1:59.
On a trip to Pennsylvania, presidential stepdaughter KC Corcoran and her friend Marshall are exploring the rest of the train when the special caboose at the back disappears--along with the Vice President.
Photographs and text provide information about trains, looking at the different types of train cars and their uses, and introducing the people who run and ride trains.
In 1932, during the Depression in Ohio, thirteen-year-old Rudy, determined to help his family weather the hard times, hops a train going west to California and experiences the hobo life.
A little boy, living out his fantasy of driving his own freight train, describes the different cars, what each carries, how they are connected, and more.