Barton, Byron.  TRAINS.
Freight, steam, and electric are some of the trains in this very simple, colorful book.

Benson, Kathleen.  JOSEPH ON THE SUBWAY TRAINS.
Joseph's class is going to the museum, but Joseph is lost on the subway trains!

Burningham, John.  HEY! GET OFF OUR TRAIN.
A boy dreams that his toy train becomes a haven for several endangered animal passengers and wakes to find the house mysteriously full of animals.

Carrick, Carol.  LEFT BEHIND.
Christopher is excited when his class gets to ride Boston's subway to the aquarium until he is separated from his class and finds himself left behind.

Crews, Donald.  FREIGHT TRAIN.
This simple train book introduces colors.

Crews, Donald.  SHORTCUT.
"I hear a train!"  Several children taking a shortcut home along the tracks have a close call with a freight train.

Gantschev, Ivan.  THE TRAIN TO GRANDMA'S.
In a pop-up and fold-out trip to Grandma's, two children discover the adventure of riding a train.

Goble, Paul.  DEATH OF THE IRON HORSE.
Young Cheyennes attack a freight train to protect their families from the terrifying Iron Horse.

Gretz, Susanna.  TEDDY BEARS TAKE THE TRAIN.
Bearhampton Station is the destination for four bears traveling by train to visit their great-uncle.

Hindley, Judy.  THE LITTLE TRAIN.
Crafted from a block of wood, a little train needs a young owner to help make it work.

Hines, Gary.  A RIDE IN THE CRUMMY.
Grandpa remembers riding on an old steam train in the 1930s, sitting in the high seats of the "crummy" and chugging along to a new home in the woods.

Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald.  THE TRAIN TO LULU'S.
Beppy and Babs ride the train alone from Boston to Baltimore to spend the summer with their greataunt Lulu.

Lenski, Lois.  THE LITTLE TRAIN.
Passengers wait at Tinytown Station for the little steam engine driven by Engineer Small.

London, Jonathan.  THE OWL WHO BECAME THE MOON.
Forest animals sleep as a locomotive rushes through the night--only an owl and one of the train's young passengers are awake.

Lyon, George Ella.  A REGULAR ROLLING NOAH.
"A regular rolling Noah" is what the hoboes call this Kentucky boy who looks after a fright car full of animals.

Magee, Doug.  ALL ABOARD ABC.
Hop on board for an alphabet of trains--from boxcars to railroad ties, from diesels to signals.

Marshak, Samuel.  THE PUP GREW UP!
During a journey by train, a passenger's tiny Pekingese pup strangely grows up into a Great Dane.

McAllister, Angela.  JESSIE'S JOURNEY.
Jessie dreams and wonders about her upcoming trip until at last she boards the train for a real journey.

McPhail, David.  THE TRAIN.
Matthew loves his toy train, especially when it becomes a life-size train that only he can fix.

Merriam, Eve.  THE TRAIN LEAVES THE STATION.
"Sand in the desert/coal in the mine/train leaves the station at 9:09."   Brightly illustrated and in rhyme, this train story is also a counting book.

Mott, Evelyn Clark.  STEAM TRAIN RIDE.
Riding in an old-fashioned steam train is a great adventure for a train lover like Christopher.

Peet, Bill.  THE CABOOSE WHO GOT LOOSE.
All that Katy Caboose wants is to be free of the noise and the smoke rolling past and the long dark tunnels--and one day she gets her wish.

Piper, Watty.  THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD.
The classic story of the Little Blue Engine who saved the day because she thought she could.

Rockwell, Anne.  TRAINS.
From toy trains to diesel engines, this is a simple, colorful introduction to trains.

Rosenberg, Liz.   ADELAIDE AND THE NIGHT TRAIN.
When Adelaide can't sleep, she boards a mysterious train for a peaceful journey into the night.

Siebert, Diane.  TRAIN SONG.
"Clickety-clack, clickety-clack" is the train's song as it creaks and clanks and rolls along.

Thompson, Richard.  JESSE ON THE NIGHT TRAIN.
"Who's driving this train?"  Jesse wonders as everyone else sleeps, and she slips off to find out.

Vernon, Tannis.  ADRIANA AND THE MAGIC CLOCKWORK TRAIN.
Adriana saves her birthday money to buy a toy train, which takes its toy passengers on a magical journey.

Compiled by Jennifer Fleming, General Library, Children's Room, Boston Public Library, 1994.