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Thank you to Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next for this topic idea. I’m narrowing down “Planes, Trains & Automobiles/Books Featuring Travel” to just books about trains as I think travelling by train is just about the nicest ways to get around.
Canada doesn’t have as much train service as I wish we had, but you can still travel between most of the larger cities this way. It’s so relaxing to sit in a soft, comfortable seat and surf the Internet, eat some tasty food, or watch the countryside fly by. I much prefer it to driving or flying!
Here are some books about trains. Interestingly enough, they are all for children.
1. The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner
2.The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
What is the train system like where you live? Can you hop on a nearby train when you need to travel, or do they only carry stuff like livestock or bulky goods?
It would be great if we could travel easier by train. It’s gotten pretty pricey as well. UGH!
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It sure has. 🙁
Fab twist! I love train travel too, especially the old steam trains. 😀
Thank you. Yes, those trains are very cool.
I have a few kids books on my list too, including a box car children. Lol. This is a great list!
That’s awesome. And thanks.
I think there’s so much fun and opportunity with books written on trains – new settings, lots of characters, and the characters can move around more than some other types of transport.
Yes, absolutely!
I love your take on the prompt! Train stories always feel so adventurous to me.
Thank you. Agreed. 🙂
Ahhh, I love trains. One of my favorite older games is Sid Meier’s Railroads. 😀 I did a nonfiction focus annnnnnd trains pop up a few times…
I literally just commented on that post. I’ll have to try Railroads sometime. Sounds good.
How fun that all of your picked ended up being children’s novels, many of which are classics. 🙂 I’ve never read the Boxcar Children, but I know many enjoy them. Thanks a bunch for visiting my website today, Lydia.
You’re welcome. And thanks.
Nice twist on the theme. I’ve never actually been on a train, so I think it’d be fun to travel that way.
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I hope you’ll get to be on one someday. They’re lovely.
I had one book featuring a train on my list today but I had a surprisingly difficult time coming up with books for this topic. 😂 You did great coming up with such a specific list!
Thank you. 🙂
Good tweak of the topic. The Polar Express!
Thanks. 🙂
I’ve been on scenic trains a few times, but would love to travel via rail sometime for the experience. If you want to read an adult book featuring a train, I recommend the WWII novel, The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff.
I hope you’ll get to do that someday.
That book sounds good!
The Polar Express is such a good call for this.
I’m glad you think so. 🙂
Great list – kids love trains!
For sure!
I haven’t read any of these but I’ve often thought stories set on trains are so charming and atmospheric! Love that you focused on trains!
Thank you. And agreed there. 🙂
I agree, train travel can be lovely! Though sadly, while I can travel by train, it’s by far less convenient than car or plane. I’m jealous of countries that have proper, well-maintained rail systems.
I feel the same way.
The Polar Express was one of my favorites when i was a child, i read it every winter
Aww, cute!
I live in the US, so train service is not great. Although there is a passenger train station somewhat near me, but I’m from the Midwest, so we just drive literally everywhere. This post does make me miss my time in Germany where traveling by train was so easy and convenient. Have a wonderful week.
Thank you for sharing. If only the U.S. had a better train system. You certainly have the room for it!
Interesting to find so many books about trains. My list has all sorts of transportation.
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I have only ridden on a train a few times, but it is a great way to travel. I have never tried it in America, so not sure how it would be here.
I wish there were more trains in North America in general!
that is an amazing collection of train-inspired books 😍 traveling by train is truly something else, I wish we had more trains in my area 🤔
Thank you. Yes, trains would be such a handy method of travel for many different areas. I wish they were more common in North America.
We don’t have a train system here but it would be so nice to have.
Great twist on the topic!
Thank you!
Passenger trains really aren’t used much in the U.S., especially where I live. The only ones I’ve been on here have been historic ones that take tourists to see pretty countryside. When Americans travel, especially out in the West where I live, we do it by car or airplane.
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Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I remember having The Boxcar Children books, but I don’t really remember much about them – maybe it’s too far back for my bad memory to recall 🤣. This is a cool list. I like how you narrowed it down to trains. Where I live, the trains are the best way to get into Manhattan and avoid traffic, but I never really think about trains as a means of traveling, but crossing a country by train seems like it would be kind of cool.
Thank you. I’ve heard cool things about the trains in that part of the U.S.
Ah, on this theme I used to looove The Railway Children (by E. Nesbit). I haven’t thought about that in years! But I used to adore it.
Same here!