Railroad Hank
Railroad Hank

Author: Lisa Moser

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 2012-09-25

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 0375868496

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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.

The Goodnight Train
The Goodnight Train

Author: June Sobel

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2006-09-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0547769334

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All aboard! The sun is down...the Goodnight Train is leaving town! Join the many parents and caregivers who enjoy reading The Goodnight Train again and again and have responded with thousands of 5-star reviews. This is a fun and effective bedtime book that both adults and kids love. Roll that corner, rock that curve, and soar past mermaids, leaping sheep, and even ice-cream clouds... With soothing, lyrical words and magical illustrations, this picture book presents a nighttime fantasy that's guaranteed to make even the most resistant sleeper snuggle up tight. Plus don't miss the companion books: Goodnight Train Rolls On and Santa and the Goodnight Train!

Katy Northwest
Katy Northwest

Author: Donovan L. Hofsommer

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780253336361

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"Katy Northwest will be of interest to scholars who are concerned with the economic, social, and political ramifications... of all light railroad branch lines... Will be warmly received by rail buffs and by loyal friends of the Katy." --from the Foreword by John W. Barriger, Special Assistant, Federal Railroad Administration, and former president of the Katy "If you are coming to this book for the first time, dive in! If you're picking it up again after an absence, welcome back. The Northwest District may be gone, but it lives forever here." --Fred Finley More than just a history of a branch line railroad, this is a premiere book, with not only facts and figures, but also excellent historical writing. It details Katy Northwest's birth, maturation, and decline as well as the devastating effect of its death on the communities it served.

Freight Train
Freight Train

Author: Donald Crews

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2011-08-23

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 0062120476

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In simple, powerful words and vibrant illustrations, Donald Crews evokes the rolling wheels of that childhood favorite: a train. This Caldecott Honor Book features bright colors and bold shapes. Even a child not lucky enough to have counted freight cars will feel he or she has watched a freight train passing after reading Freight Train. Donald Crews used childhood memories of trains seen during his travels to his grandparents' farm in the American South as the inspiration for this timeless favorite. New York magazine's The Strategist chose Freight Train as one of the "Best (Nonobvious) Baby Books to Bring to a Shower." As The Strategist stated: "The Caldecott Honor Book is spare and minimal in both art and text and follows the journey of a freight train and all its cars until it rolls off the page and into the distance. It’s a good way to learn all the different names of train cars, too." Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train.

Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad

Author: Candacy A. Taylor

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1683356578

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This historical exploration of the Green Book offers “a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades” (The New York Times Book Review). Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the “black travel guide to America.” At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn’t eat, sleep, or buy gas at most white-owned businesses. The Green Book listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses that were safe for black travelers. It was a resourceful and innovative solution to a horrific problem. It took courage to be listed in the Green Book, and Overground Railroad celebrates the stories of those who put their names in the book and stood up against segregation. Author Candacy A. Taylor shows the history of the Green Book, how we arrived at our present historical moment, and how far we still have to go when it comes to race relations in America. A New York Times Notable Book of 2020

My Rail Life
My Rail Life

Author: Michael J Shaw

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-05

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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MY RAIL LIFE is a book with over 101 stories, and announcements I've heard, lived, and seen in my 36 year career as a Railroad Conductor. I hope as you read each part of my storytelling you smile, cry, laugh and love a little because that's what I did while I lived "My Rail Life."