Jim Loomis 384 pages softcover
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.
