Embarking on a train trip to visit his grandmother, Pete the Cat accompanies the conductor on a tour of the train, looks at the engine and blows the whistle while making new friends and playing train-themed games.

"A streamlined train and a little old train journey through hills and over mountains, crossing rivers and plains, in this treasured story from Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon. Reimagined with bold and vibrant art by Geisel Award-winning artist Greg Pizzoli, this updated edition is perfect for fans of things that go."--Provided by publisher.

This time the mysterious box that Ranger the Golden retriever found transports him to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War, where he must help a young house slave named Sarah and her younger brother Jesse find their way to the underground railroad and North to freedom, before Jesse is sold to a plantation further South.

"Nancy's Alaskan adventure continues as she, Bess, and George disembark the mystery-plagued Arctic Star cruise ship and explore the grand sites of the forty-ninth state: Skagway; the Yukon territory, and Denali National Park. It's spectacular scenery, but things start to go wrong almost immediately, leading Nancy to believe that whoever was behind the unsolved mayhem aboard the ship has followed them onto dry land. The girl detectives had better watch...

Traveling to the American west to stop the Pirate Cats' evil scheme, Geronimo Stilton makes sure that the work on the Transcontinental Railroad is completed.

Myrtle Hardcastle would rather stay at home to keep close tabs on criminals and murder trials than go on a relaxing vacation with her aunt Helena. Once on board the luxurious private railway coach, Myrtle is thrilled to meet Mrs. Bloom, a professional insurance investigator who is tasked with protecting the priceless Northern Lights tiara. But before the train reaches its destination, both the tiara and Mrs. Bloom vanish. Then a dead body is discovered...

As the cold weather approaches, the forest animals prepare to board the train that will take them to a warmer place for the winter, but then someone realizes that Squirrel is missing.

A boy takes a train trip to visit his grandmother.

While traveling by train to their vacation resort, flamingo detective Fabio and his giraffe associate, Gilbert, investigate the theft of a very expensive necklace from a fellow passenger.

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