Visit the
Adult Trains,
Rails, and Tales
Virtual Gallery.
Materials | Online Resources | Web Sites
If you are viewing the Virtual Gallery from home, you will need your Orange County resident library card to use some of the resources.
Check out the Kids' Reading List: Trains, Rails, and Tales
History
Find books on the first transcontinental railroad, the people who helped build it, and the many who rode them.
More Books
All aboard! Hop on and let this list take you to fun railroad reads.
Videos
Watch your favorite train characters as they travel on new adventures.
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InfoTrac Kids Edition
This fun and easy database for elementary students can be used to find information about trains of yesterday and today.
Maps of the World
Look in the U.S. Historical section to find maps of railroads in the U.S. from the 1830s to 1960s.
Read the Books
Looking for a good book?
This resource is chock full of great suggestions and ideas for all kids! Whether you’re reading about trains, or the people who love them, this database will help you find fun reads.
Smithsonian Global Sound Music Library
The Smithsonian Global Sound® is a streaming music service where you can hear songs about trains and railroads.
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All Aboard! Trains in History, Folklore and the Future
Enjoy this interactive, entertaining game from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Everything Preschool: Trains
Find resources from this helpful site. Explore songs, games, coloring pages and art!
Family Fun: Tin Can Train
Don't let this cool looking tin train fool you. Assembling a shiny freewheeling toy train like this one is a cinch.
Polar Express
Play the Polar Express ticket chase and see how high a score you can get. While you’re there, check out the screen savers and wallpapers you can download for your computer.
Sid Meier’s Railroads!
Check out engine trains from America and Europe and see them in action. Download a free game and even learn some interesting tidbits about the men who made the railroad expansions possible.
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