"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces extreme trains to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Presents different kinds of trains, including steam trains, diesel locomotives, and electric monorails, and discusses how they perform various jobs from carrying cargo to moving people.

Describes how freight yards build freight trains, by sorting the cars onto sidings and coupling them together into new trains.

Simple, easy-to-understand text combined with photographs provide an introduction to all types of trains.