Trains
By: Stephanie Turnbull ; illustrated by John Woodcock
Series: Usborne discovery
Publisher: Usborne; EDC
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; Tulsa, OK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9780794501747; 9780746047019
Subjects: Trains; Railroads; Locomotives; History
Other titles: Internet-linked trains
Description: -- Did you know that the fastest vehicle ever to run on rails (at over 6,000 miles per hour) was rocket powered and driverless?

-- Take a look at the world's most impressive locomotives and learn fun facts, about the fastest, oldest and most luxurious trains ever built.

-- Take a journey through the history of trains, from the early giants of steam to the latest bullet-shaped speed machines.

-- Visit the Quicklinks Web site and look at videos of old American steam trains, see modern Japanese electric trains and take a virtual tour of the Rocky Mountaineer!
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Train basics; title: First trains; title: Steaming ahead; title: American railroads; title: Making tracks; title: All aboard; title: In the city; title: Going underground; title: Mountain trains; title: Faster and faster; title: Diesel power; title: Cargo carriers; title: Steam giants; title: High-speed electrics; title: End of steam?; title: Under the sea; title: Modern machines; title: Floating trains; title: Great train journeys; title: Amazing models; title: Did you know?; title: Using the Internet; title: Index; title: Acknowledgements.