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.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal different kinds of trains, how they run, and the sounds they make.

On his way to visit Granny Bett, who is feeling blue, Railroad Hank stops at the farms of several friends and, misunderstanding their offers to help, winds up with a trainload of crazy cargo.

Israel's first train chugs from Jaffa to Jerusalem on Rosh Hashanah.

"No racing in the haul-ways! From the [...] author Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a look at seven adorable train cars on their first day of school. All aboard the train-car pool! A new lineup of students is off and rolling to Choo-Choo School. After reciting their classroom rules -- Work hard, play fair, be kind -- it's time for some math to get the wheels turning. Then everyone's ready to climb a hill in gym (it's good to blow off steam), sing songs in music...

Trucker loves ruling the highways, frightening other vehicles out of his way, but Train not only impresses the other vehicles, it forces Trucker to wait.

"The Little Engine is in quite a hurry to deliver presents before Christmas Day"-- Provided by publisher.

When Lady Rainicorn grows ill, Finn and Jake learn of a special cure that can help her, but they must ride on the infamous Ooorient Express in order to get it, braving candy, suspicious conductors, and weird science along the way.

"Moose, Goose, and Mouse ride a loose caboose on their way to finding a new house"-- Provided by publisher.

Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling circus to save the train from villains.