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Author:   John Pitt
Publisher:   Bradt Travel Guides
Imprint:   Bradt Travel Guides
Edition:   10th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781804693353

ISBN 10:   1804693359
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   20 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION 1 From Horsepower to Amtrak 2 Train Practicalities 3 Practical Information PART TWO TRAINS AND ROUTES IN THE UNITED STATES 4 The Coast Starlight Seattle-Los Angeles 5 The California Zephyr Chicago-Emeryville (for San Francisco) 6 The San Joaquin San Francisco-Bakersfield (via Emeryville/Oakland) 7 The Pacific Surfliner Los Angeles-San Diego 8 The Empire Builder Chicago-Seattle 9 The Empire Builder Spokane-Portland 10 The Southwest Chief Chicago-Los Angeles 11 The Sunset Limited New Orleans-Los Angeles 12 The Texas Eagle Chicago-San Antonio (for Los Angeles) 13 The City of New Orleans Chicago-New Orleans 14 The Northeast Corridor Boston-Washington, DC 15 The Northeast Corridor New Haven-Springfield (for Boston) 16 The Crescent New York-New Orleans 17 The Silver Star New York-Miami 18 The Silver Meteor New York-Miami 19 The Northeast Corridor Washington-Newport News 20 The Cardinal New York-Chicago 21 The Adirondack New York-Montreal 22 The Vermonter Washington, DC-St Albans (for Montreal) 23 The Lake Shore Limited Boston/New York-Chicago 24 The Capitol Limited Washington, DC-Chicago 25 The Pennsylvanian New York-Pittsburgh 26 The Maple Leaf New York-Toronto 27 The Wolverine Chicago-Pontiac 28 Other Routes 29 US Steam Today PART THREE ON CANADIAN RAILS 30 Canada's Trains Today Appendices: Useful Addresses, Ticketing Agents, Further Information Index

Reviews

Excellent. Essential reading.-- ""Today's Railways"" If you travel in the US (or Canada) by train, you'll find all you need here.-- ""The Daily Telegraph"" The best guidebook for the journey. A useful companion-- ""The Sunday Telegraph""

Author Information

Before his death in 2023, John Pitt wrote about travel and railway journeys for Thomas Cook as well as for newspapers such as The Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Sunday Times and in magazines like Wanderlust. He travelled extensively in the United States and Canada, clocking up over 80,000 miles by train, and greatly enjoyed exploring the history and culture of both countries. Pitt was the author of the nine previous editions of Bradt's USA by Rail, and during the time he spent researching the book, the conversations he had with people in the friendly, relaxed atmosphere on board trains gave him many interesting, and often surprising, insights into life in North America.

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