"The Big Books of Trains is a colorful compendium of amazing trains and locomotives that will entertain and inform children for hours. Learn all about powerful steam engines, hanging monorails, and superfast bullet trains. Featuring stunning illustrations of locomotives and fun facts, The Big Books of Trains is the ultimate first trains book, "--Page 4 of cover.

Includes index.

Early steam locomotives -- American steam locomotives -- Fast steam locomotives -- Powerful steam locomotives -- Freight trains -- Long train journeys -- Channel Tunnel trains Le Shuttle -- Channel Tunnel trains Eurostar -- TGVs -- Bullet trains -- High-speed passenger trains -- Mountain trains -- Monorail -- Snow trains.