"Thanks to a new line, the railroad has come to Chugwater, Wyoming, bridging the gap between the small town and the larger city of Cheyenne. Now Duff MacCallister can transport his black angus cattle herd with ease by iron horse instead of enduring a two-day trail drive. But the day after depositing the cash in his Cheyenne account, Duff learns that bank president Joel Prescott embezzled every cent -- totalling tens of thousands of dollars -- and...

At bedtime a young boy takes a trip on his toy train and rescues several endangered animals.

Brewster wants to go fast but his heavy load makes it too hard, so Wilson comes up with a way to help.

"The toys need help! Can the Little Blue Engine save the day? Hal is a hippo. Hal is lost! Who will help him?"

Zephie wants to become Brewster's special helper and help him with his freight deliveries, but when she tries to prove herself worthy of the responsibility Zephie makes mistakes and neglects her own jobs.

When Albert breaks his glasses while supervising the laying of the railroad tracks between two towns, he becomes responsible for one of the most exciting rides that the townspeople have ever had.

When Garrison Wade, who is building a railroad to connect Higbee to the Sante Fe, is brutally murdered by the Clinton clan, Falcon MacCallister vows to avenge the senseless death of his friend in a dangerous town that is bitterly divided.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text depict the race to construct railroads across the country during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Thomas is excited about the Halloween party being planned at the quarry in Anopha, but as one thing after another delays him it seems that he will never get there in time.

When a rare silver coffeepot in the shape of a locomotive disappears from the train to Cardiff and a murder subsequently occurs, Inspector Colbert and his sergeant are called in to investigate.