♪ There's a world ♪ somewhere near ♪ ♪ A world we've ♪ come to know ♪ ♪ Your family and you ♪ can search for it too ♪ ♪ A place that will ♪ help us to grow ♪ ♪ There's a world ♪ somewhere near ♪ ♪ under beautiful skies ♪ ♪ You can find it and say ♪ on a bright, sunny day ♪ ♪ Under the Yellow Balloon ♪ ♪ Yes, Under the ♪ Yellow Balloon ♪ ♪ ♪ Ride real slow.

♪ Ride real fast.

♪ ♪ Some can even ride when ♪ they're cutting the grass.

♪ ♪ You can ride your bike, ♪ or you can take a bus ♪ ♪ ♪ Ride by yourself ♪ or ride with us.

♪ ♪ ♪ Jogging on the sidewalk ♪ gets a little slow ♪ ♪ So drive a jeep ♪ or take a train.

♪ ♪ That's the faster ♪ way to go.

♪ ♪ There's so many ways ♪ to travel over land, ♪ ♪ like cars or train ♪ or busses or vans.

♪ ♪ ♪ Trucks can carry ♪ ♪ freight all over the land ♪ ♪ moving things ♪ that everybody needs.

♪ ♪ ♪ Cable cars are fun to ride ♪ through the town.

♪ ♪ traveling along those ♪ winding city streets.

♪ ♪ ♪ Rapid transit is ♪ faster than a bike.

♪ ♪ And a motorcycle is fun ♪ to ride around, ♪ ♪ ride in a truck ♪ or take a bus downtown.

♪ ♪ And a cable car is another ♪ way to travel around.

♪ ♪ ♪ Traveling, moving ♪ and going somewhere.

♪ ♪ So many ways ♪ ♪ to get there.

♪ ♪ ♪ Clerk Don> Yes, sir?

Dad> Has the train from Tampa, arrived yet?

Clerk Don> Yes, sir.

It's right on time.

Were you're supposed to be catching it?

Dad> No, my wife and daughter were on it.

Clerk Don> They should be right outside.

Dad> Thank you.

Clerk Don> You're welcome.

Dad> There you are.

I've been here a long time.

I cut all the red lights on the way over.

Mom> Not very long.

Besides, Peggy wouldn't have left until the train pulled out.

She had to wave to the conductor.

Dad> Did you enjoy your trip, Peggy?

Peggy> I sure did.

Have you ever been on a train before, Daddy?

Dad> Well, not in a long time, but if I remember right, I really enjoyed it, too.

You don't have to tell me all about traveling on a train.

Peggy> Okay, well, when we first got aboard the train.

Dad> Not right now, Peggy.

We have to get the rest of your luggage.

You can tell me all about the train ride later.

Okay.

(Train horn blows) Peggy> Look, Daddy, there's that train again.

Dad> No, Peggy.

That's not the same train.

You were on a passenger train.

This is a freight train.

Peggy> Well, what's the difference?

Dad> Well, a freight train just carries freight.

Where, a passenger train just carries people.

Peggy> Oh, look at those cars.

What are they carrying?

Mom> Probably sand or coal.

See those chutes at the bottom?

That's how they let the sand or coal out.

That's a boxcar.

There are more boxcars on a freight train than any other kind of car, they can carry anything, but especially things that shouldn't get wet.

Dad> How do you know so much about freight cars?

Mom> My grandfather works for the railroad.

Dad> Oh.

Peggy> Mama.

What kind of car is that?

Mom> It looks like some kind of carrier.

Maybe it has new cars or trucks on it.

Peggy> I see them.

Where are the passenger cars?

Mom> Well, there aren't any.

Just different kinds of freight cars.

And on a passenger train, there aren't any freight cars, except for the ones that carry baggage That boxcar is a refrigerated car.

It carries things that have to be kept cold.

Dad> That's a tank car.

It carries some kind of liquid, probably oil.

Peggy> Wow!

Mom> Freight trains are the most efficient way to carry goods from one place to another.

That's why you see so many of them.

Not as many people travel by train now as there used to be.

But trains carry more freight now than ever before.

Dad> Peggy, look at all the trucks.

Peggy> What are the trucks doing on the train?

They're supposed to be on the highway.

Mom> Trucks carry goods just like freight trains do.

It's cheaper for those truck beds to travel by train than to be pulled by truck cabs on the highway.

Dad> All those trucks were on the highway.

Think of all the gas they'd use There are cars on this train from railroad lines all over the country.

That's the Milwaukee Railroad Line, Chessie system, The Southern.

Mom> Even though railroad cars are owned by only one company, they can travel on any railroad line to get where it's going.

Then it's used to carry something else back to where it started.

Peggy> It sure is a long train.

I wish I would have counted the cars.

I see the end of the train.

I know what that car is.

It's a caboose.

Mom> The caboose is the train's office and the crew's home on the road.

Dad> You will be home in a few minutes.

Okay, Peggy.

Now you can tell me all about your train trip.

Peggy> Oh, Daddy, it was so much fun.

There were different kinds of cars.

When we first got on board.

Mom found our room.

Mom> Peggy, this is it.

So why don't you have a seat, while I put the bags away.

Peggy> We had our own little room.

It had a long seat, with a big window, and even our own bathroom.

Mom> Plenty of room.

Peggy> Yep.

Mom> Think you're going to like this better than a car?

Peggy> Yeah.

There were so many things.

We passed a lot of trees and all kinds of houses.

We even went over rivers and bridges that were built just for trains.

Conductor> Next stop, Jacksonville.

Peggy> We passed through a lot of little towns, that we didn't stop in.

But we did stop in some towns to pick up more passengers.

So many of the train stations look just alike.

Sometimes the passengers carried their luggage aboard like we did.

Other people put theirs bags on a baggage car so they wouldn't have to carry it.

Conductor> Onward.

Most of the cars on the train were chair cars, with a lot of people in them.

Mom said, tickets for these cars didn't cost as much as our room did.

Maybe that's why so many people traveled in them.

There were also a lot of other people on the train.

They they worked for the railway.

The conductor was responsible for the whole train and all the crew took orders from him.

The train men helped the conductor and watched for signals.

The engineer to drove the locomotives that pulled the train.

There were also a lot of trains attendants on board who helped the passengers.

Mom> You go first.

Peggy> Since they were on the train a long time, we had to find things to do.

Mom and I went to the lounge car and we played cards.

Mom> That was fast.

Peggy> I won.

Announcer> Lunch is now being served in the dining car.

Mom> Peggy, are you hungry?

Peggy> Yeah.

Mom> Let's go eat.

Peggy> There was a little walkway that connected the train's cars.

You have to be real careful walking between them.

On the way to eat, I looked in the kitchen.

It wasn't very big, but the people who worked there cooked for everyone on the train.

Mom> Wow, this looks good.

What do you want?

Peggy> The engineer's dinner.

Mom> The engineer's dinner.

Okay.

That sounds good.

I think I have chicken too.

Peggy> Meals were served in the dining car.

You could choose what you wanted, but you had to write it down instead of ordering it out loud.

I guess that was to keep mistakes from being made, because sometimes trains are noisy.

Mom> Thank you.

Server> What are we going to have?

You going to have an engineer, a chicken, a milk, iced tea.

What type of dressing would you like on your salad?

Mom> Blue cheese.

Server> Okay.

Mom> Thank you.

Peggy> Our meal was even served on real plates.

It was fun eating with the train, swaying back and forth.

I had fried chicken.

It was so good.

Time sure did pass quickly on the train before I knew we were at the station looking for you.

I'd still be traveling from one place to another.

Trains are great.

Dad> Sounds like you really enjoyed your train trip.

Peggy> Oh, I did, Dad.

Why don't we all go somewhere by train on our vacation this summer?

Dad> I don't think that would be a good idea, Peggy.

Peggy> Why not?

It's fun to ride a train.

Dad> I'm sure it is.

I used to enjoy riding trains, too, but it's easier to go by car.

Peggy> Why is it easier?

Dad> Peggy, when we go by a car, we can go whenever we want to and not have to go by the train schedule.

And then when we get where we're going, we have our own car to use while we're there.

Mom> The deal, we were planning to go to New York City for our next vacation, and you can do without a car there.

In fact, it's easy to take a cab or use the subway rather than drive yourself.

Dad> It's cheaper to go by car, Peggy> But gas is expensive and we'd have to spend the night on route.

I bet there wouldn't be that much difference.

Peggy> In a car you would have to sit still for so long, but on a train you can move around Dad> It would be nice not having to drive all that way, especially with Peggy jumping up and down in the back seat, talking in my ear.

Mom> And I bet you wouldn't always be asking, how much farther is it.

And when are we going to get there, either.

Dad> That would be nice too.

It's just not practical to go by train.

Peggy> Why not?

Mom> Oh, don't look at me for help.

I agree with Peggy.

We'd have a good time on the train.

Dad> It looks like I'm outnumbered.

A train trip might be nice after all.

Peggy> Really, Daddy?

Dad> Really.

That is, if there's a train going to New York City from here.

Mom> I'm sure there is.

Peggy, why don't you look in my purse for the train schedule and we'll check it out right now.

Dad> I guess we're going on a train trip after all.

You know what!

I think we'll have a good time riding on the train.

♪ ♪ See those long, ♪ endless railroad tracks ♪ ♪ stretching for ♪ miles and miles?

♪ ♪ ♪ Soon that train will ♪ pull out of the station, ♪ ♪ when I thought I saw ♪ that engineer smile.

♪ ♪ ♪ Now that train's moving down ♪ those tracks.

♪ ♪ ♪ Feel it swaying and swaying.

♪ ♪ ♪ You can feel that ♪ engine picking up speed.

♪ ♪ When I think that ♪ engineer knows a way.

♪ ♪ ♪ Next time you take ♪ a ride on a train, ♪ ♪ listen to those ♪ wheels going around.

♪ ♪ ♪ Feel that train moving ♪ on down those tracks.

♪ ♪ Well, that railroad train ♪ is covering ground.

♪ ♪ ♪ That railroad train ♪ is covering ground.

♪ ♪ ♪