Every day trains carry people to their work and their journeys across the country and to different cities. They transport many other things too: cars, goods, and even live animals! But did you know that only about two hundred years ago there were no trains at all? This book tells the story of trains around the world, from the very first one powered by a small steam engine and an open carriage full of people, to today’s latest trains that are run by computers and need no driver.