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Books in the Trains genre:

Three Best Loved Tales (1974)

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This compilation includes Tootle, The Happy Man and His Dump Truck and Scuffy the Tugboat.... View More

Author(s): Gertrude Crampton
Miryam Yardumian
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

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Underground (1976)

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A look below the surface at the foundations and infrastructure of a modern city.

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Author(s): David Macaulay
Illustrator(s): David Macaulay

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Traces of the Past: A Field Guide to Industrial Archaeology (1980)

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Explains the history and engineering of the infrastructure of our country.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

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Windmills, Bridges, & Old Machines (1982)

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An exploration of the history of engineering in the public landscape.

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Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

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Superpower (1987)

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The story of the building of #1070, prototype locomotive of the Berkshire class 2-8-4 by the Lima Locomotive Works.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

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Trains, Boats and Trucks (1987)

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An omnibus containing Tootle, and Scuffy the Tugboat, and Cars and Trucks, and Fire Engines.... View More

Author(s): Gertrude Crampton
Tibor Gergely
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely
Richard Scarry

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Richard Scarry’s Trains (1991)

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Try to find Goldbug among the pictures of trains.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

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The Ghost Train (1992)

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Three skeletons have fun when they take a train ride one dark, dark night--until something scares them. We count 31 unnumbered pages. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

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The Sunday Outing (1994)

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Ernestine finally gets to ride on the train to visit her relations in Lumberton, North Carolina.

Author(s): Gloria Jean Pinkney
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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Richard Scarry’s Longest Book Ever! (1995)

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Bananas Gorilla is looking for his shipment of bananas on the train.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

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Master Track’s Train (1997)

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Master Track is adopted as a baby when he is found by Mr. and Mrs. Track on a railway station platform. Little do they realize that he's going to grow up to be a hero and rescue a train that's been stolen by Mr Creep the Crook and his family. Read on... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

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Locomotive: Building an Eight-Wheeler (1999)

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The construction of a 4-4-0 from draftsman to delivery.

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

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Two Little Trains (2001)

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Two little trains, going to the west.

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Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon

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The John Bull: A British Locomotive Comes to America (2004)

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A British steam engine is brought to America and adapted for local conditions. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

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A Subway for New York (2005)

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How they built the first subway in New York City.

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Author(s): David Weitzman
Illustrator(s): David Weitzman

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