Helen Plum Library

In 1908, a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide. The man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point not to suicide but to murder

A crane, a fork lift, and other vehicles and machines load cars onto the train in preparation for a trip to Lego City

Board a commuter train in New York, then follow the journey west and see the stations, the scenery, the different types of trains, and all the people who travel and work on the railroad system

When dinosaurs seek adventure by taking a train ride, they find the trip has some unexpected surprises along the way

Two trains race each other on the way to Chicago

A young boy watches and listens as the Rain Train takes him on a ride past city lights, over rivers, and through tunnels one rainy night

Envious of the children who are fishing in the river near the railroad tracks, Thomas the tank engine finds a way to enjoy the same activity

Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles