Washoe County Library System

A journey on a train provides excitement, nice scenery, and pleasant anticipation.

Engineer Small at the throttle takes the little train on its run from Tiny Town to the big city.

There's Trouble with a capital "T" lurking among the familiar faces as a train makes its way through the villages along its route.

The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a train full of wonderful things to the children waiting on the other side of a mountain.--

In this book with rhyming text, the dream train pulls into the station and all the different cars are loaded by the animal workers, each with the appropriate cargo.

Introduces the history of trains, from the nineteenth-century steam locomotives that bridged the American East and West to the Japanese "pusher" commuter trains and the Scottish train used as the Hogwarts Express in the "Harry Potter" films.

A whimsical guide to training a "pet train" instructs young enthusiasts about important issues including where trains live, what they like to eat, and how to get them to perform the best train tricks.

Readers learn about commuter trains, subways, elevated trains, high-speed trains, and other passenger trains, as well as freight trains and the many ways that trains can be powered.

Photographs and brief text present different kinds of trains and their cars: passenger trains, mountain trains, freight trains, diesel locomotives, gondolas, hopper cars, tank cars, and more.