railroad trains

Stanley has a busy day driving a train to the sea.

The Z Team is pretty sure nothing else is coming out of the old railroad station. They're ready to retire. However, when people start going missing in town, the Z Team gets back together to fight their next challenge, which are vampires.

"Harrison Beck is reluctantly joining his travel-writer Uncle Nat for the last journey of the royal train, The Highland Falcon. But as the train makes its way to Scotland, a priceless brooch goes missing, and things suddenly get a lot more interesting. As suspicions and accusations run high among the passengers, Harrison begins to investigate and uncovers a few surprises along the way. Can he solve the mystery of the jewel thief and catch the culprit before they reach the end of the line?"--Provided by publisher.

Thomas, the little tank engine, learns a lesson about respecting others.

Rhyming text describes the dream train pulling into the station with all the different cars being loaded by the animal workers, each with the appropriate cargo.

"At top speeds of more than 250 miles per hour (400 kilometers per hour), high-speed trains are designed to carry passengers over long distances quickly and safely. [This book] explores how trains have evolved over time and describes how special tracks, powerful motors,and physics come together to get travelers where they want to go--fast. Readers are encouraged to think critically about how trains stay on their tracks, how high-speed trains handle extreme friction, and . . . advances like maglev trains that use magnets to levitate"--Provided by publisher.

Thomas the tank engine follows his mischievous friends, twin engines Bash and Dash, all around the Island of Sodor to keep them out of trouble.

"A girl transforms a cafe into a train by making train noises with words"--Provided by the publisher.

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.

As winter approaches the animals take the train to the Southern forest, but when they realize that Squirrel has missed the train, they turn back to rescue him from the cold and snow.