It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come hear the hiss of the steam, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails,...

"Full-color photographs show trains and related noise-making features including brakes, engines horns, crossings, and door chimes. Repeating text identifies the machine and presents rhythmic onomatopoeia for the sound it produces. A final spread directed at caregivers shares age-appropriate enrichment activities for toddlers learning to identify sounds, rhyme, rhythm, and related language structures."--

Profiles some of the largest vehicles in the world, from the Airbus A380 and Saturn V rocket to the Caterpillar 797F dump truck and Maersk Triple E container ship.