Overview

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.

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9781569761762

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Reviews

All Aboard is a comprehensive guide, of particular usefulness to generations that have grown up without train travel being a routine part of their lives. Pacific Northwest Rail News Even for those with a working knowledge of train travel, this book is helpful. Highly recommended. Railroad History Loomis wants to overcome any trepidation you may have by explaining every part of the train and the trip in detail, and succeeds admirably; his recommendations are so enthusiastic and infectious you will soon find yourself looking for your nearest station! This is the essential reference for those who want to experience the magic of trains for themselves. San Diego Book Review

All Aboard is a comprehensive guide, of particular usefulness to generations that have grown up without train travel being a routine part of their lives. -- Pacific Northwest Rail News

Author Information

Jim Loomis is a writer whose columns on train travel have appeared in publications such as the Dallas Morning News, Family Motorcoaching, Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star Bulletin, and International Living. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Railroad Passengers. He lives in Haiku, Hawaii.

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