Author(s): Amy Shields

Science and Education | Things That Go

Choo choo! Kids love trains! Especially the old steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles per hour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for a whopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? Young readers will discover a whole new way of looking at trains.