All aboard! This fascinating guide to trains is on the move! Readers will be drawn to the color photographs of all kinds of trains, from freight trains to high-speed passenger trains. The text was designed to appeal to a young audience while imparting essential information in a way that they will comprehend. Topics addressed include train cars, engines, and passenger safety.

Empire Builders tells the story of Oris P. and Mantis J. Sweringen, two brothers from Wooster, Ohio, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although they were born into abject poverty, Oris was an extraordinary visionary who, with the help of his devoted younger brother, amassed a vast fortune in real estate and railroad developments. Their major breakthrough came in 1913 with the establishment of Shaker Heights, an affluent garden...