<P>Here is the song of the train. Listen as it rushes past big cities and small towns. Listen as it sweeps through forests and fields and into tunnels. Hear the whistle wailing, brakes squealing, wheels rolling, r-o-l-l-i-n-g, stop. Now the train is homeward bound. All aboard!</P><awards> Notable Children's Books of 1991 (ALA)<br>Best Books of 1991 (SLJ)<br>100 Favorite Paperbacks 1994 (IRA/CBC)<br>Notable 1990 Childrens' Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)<br>Children's Books of 1990 (Library of Congress)<br>Favorite Paperbacks for 1994 (IRA/CBC)</awards>