Explains what different parts make up a train, that trains travel on special railroad tracks, and what trains are used to transport.

In 1869, Gloriana Womack's family is much smaller since smallpox killed her mother and two of her siblings. She lives in a modest cottage in Duluth, Minnesota, with her father and young brother, and she has dedicated her life to holding her tiny, fractured family together--especially as her father is frequently gone on long fishing trips. Their livelihood may come from the waters of Lake Superior, but storms on the lake can be dangerous, even to those...

Every scene gives you at least two trains meeting or passing each other in sites in southern California. There is minimal narration. All four seasons are represented and on-screen graphics identify locations.

A simple introduction to railroads both past and present.

Describes various kinds of train cars including the boxcar, livestock car, and flatcar.

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.