Trains that Pop
With the voice of Tom Hanks as conductor, this train takes little children to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in this 2004 Disney movie.
What is the Polar Express
This popular Hasbro rent gouging board game depicts actual rail roads around the east coast of the U.S. including, Reading, B&O, Pennslyvania, and Short Line
What is Monopoly
This is the term for the train car at the very end of a freight train, providing a space for the crew to rest and monitor the cargo while in transit
What is a caboose?
This is the natural process of a baby's first teeth breaking through the gums.
What is teething?
Formed in San Francisco, this American rock band won two Grammy Awards with their hit single "Drops of Jupiter", and later released 6x Platinum hit "Hey Soul Sister"
Who is Train
These high-speed passenger trains can travel up to 390 mph and was originally created in Japan, known as Shinkansen
What are Bullet Trains
This is the driver of the train who is in charge of adjusting the speed and route of the train to account for different weights, weather conditions, and obstructions.
What is the Engineer?
This is the process of making a home safe for babies and young children by identifying potential hazards and taking steps to minimize the risk of accidents
What is Baby Proofing?
"Just walk straight at the wall" is the advice Mrs. Weasley gives Harry Potter to enter this space where students board the Hogwarts Express.
What is Platform 9 3/4?
Located in New York City, New York, this world renown train station connects to the city's subway system, Long Island Railroad, and Metro-North Railroad complete with its very own indoor clock tower.
What is Grand Central Station
This is the facility where trains are assembled, disassembled, stored, sorted, loaded, and unloaded.
What is a trainyard? Railyard, railway yard, or railroad yard.
This is the practice of placing an awake baby on their stomach to strengthen muscles (neck, shoulder, back) and improve motor skills
What is tummy time?
4x NBA champion, successful business owner, and TV host, Shaquille O'Neal was given this train-themed nickname for his large frame and strong force.
Who is the Big Diesel?
This MLB team runs a 56-foot long train at the start of the game, after a win, or after one of their "star" players hits a home run
Who are the Houston Astros.
This a term for a tradesperson who fabricates steel, iron, or copper into large containers intended to hold hot gas or liquid. This profession is credited with making many of the steam-engines that powered trains in the 1800's and 1900's, and is the mascot for Purdue University
What is a boilermaker?
This campaign was started in 1994 by the National Institute of Child Heath and Human Development to educate parents of ways to reduce the risk of SIDS while asleep.
What is Safe to Sleep or SafeSleep?
Despite the Asian homonym, in this Agatha Christie book (and movie adaptation), Detective Poirot must solve the murder aboard a train during a trip around Europe.
What is Murder on the Orient Express
Also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, this train company was created by Congress in 1970 to improve intercity rail service in the U.S.
What is Amtrak
This is a self-propelled vehicle that provides the power to move a train along a track, and can be powered by steam, electricity, diesel, or other methods.
What is a locomotive?
Babies are born without this, the term for your body's natural 24-hour clock that keeps your body operating on a healthy wake-sleep cycle. Babies typical do not develop this until 3 months. Personally, it sounds like a bug dance
What is a Circadian Rhythm?