All aboard
Subtitle: the complete North American train travel guide
By: Jim Loomis
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781569763094
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Why take a train?; title: How it all began; title: Amtrak to the rescue; title: Planning your own train trip; title: Packing and last-minute details; title: Life onboard; title: Who's in charge here?; title: When things go wrong; title: Passenger train equipment; title: How it all works; title: What about all those freight trains?; title: Safety is priority number one; title: Taking the train in Canada; title: Mexico's Copper Canyon train; title: Will there be trains in our future?; title: Appendix A: Pick a train, any train; title: Appendix B: Suggested itineraries; title: Appendix C: Railroad terms and slang; title: Appendix D: How to find a rail-savvy travel agent; title: Appendix E: Passenger rail advocates; title: Appendix F: Excursion trains and railroad museums.