Jack, a railroad switchman, frantically tries to save an ant who is heading east on a westbound track, straight into the path of an oncoming freight train.

In the words of Alexander McCall Smith: 'You feel the rocking of the train, you hear the sound of its wheels on the rails; you are in the world rather than suspended somewhere above it. And sometimes there are conversations to be had, which is what the overarching story in this collection is all about. It is a simple device: people brought together entertain one another with tales of what happened to them on trains. It takes place on a journey I frequently...

Illustrations and simple rhyming text depict the race to construct railroads across the country during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Illustrations and rhythmic text tell how the famous engineer, Casey Jones, risks his own life to save others.

The son of a sharecropper dreams of leaving Mississippi on a train with the legendary engineer Casey Jones.

Thomas and Percy learn about the importance of sharing.

Jim Qwilleran and his cats must find the embezzler who cheated Moose County investors out of millions of dollars and didn't stop at murder.

A young boy takes an adventurous journey with his grandfather on the old train, recalling how it was used to explore and settle the Far West.