Henry Carter Hull

Photographs and text provide young readers with information about trains, how they look, the jobs they do, and how they operate.

Presents a simple, illustrated introduction to trains--their different styles, what they look like, what they do, and how they work.

Presents the history and development of the transcontinental railroad linking the Pacific and Atlantic coasts and follows the construction of the Central Pacific from Sacramento and the Union Pacific from Omaha, Nebraska.