All aboard
Subtitle: the complete North American train travel guide
By: Jim Loomis
Edition: Fourth edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9781569761762
Subjects: Guidebooks; Railroad travel
Description: Written both for veteran train travelers and those considering their first rail journey, this guide book will make any trip smoother and more enjoyable with its insightful travel trips and lots of information about how railroads operate. The author explains how individual trains are operated and offers tips on booking trips, finding the lowest fares, packing for an overnight trip, what to do on board, and whom to tip and how much. This revised fourth edition includes a new chapter about eight major railway stations, and is updated throughout with new information and photographs. It discusses Amtrak's new locomotives and Viewliner sleeping cars, changes in rules regarding pets and bicycles on American trains, and much, much more, making it the ultimate guide to American train travel and its unique history and culture.
Notes: Includes index.

Previous edition: 2011.