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Title: All Aboard!: The Complete North American Train Travel Guide (All Aboard, 2nd Ed) by Jim Loomis ISBN: 0-7615-1087-7 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent briefing for first-time rail travelers
Comment: This is the latest edition of an earlier book written by an enthusiastic supporter of American rail travel. It includes changes in Amtrak's system within the last five years. If anyone is looking to travel by train for the first time or is a supporter of rail travel themselves, you should get this book. It explains everything from the duties of crewmembers, who to go to with questions while onboard, an excellent history of Amtrak from its formation by Congress in the early 70s and some sample itineraries. Coverage of the Canadian VIA system and Mexico's Copper Canyon is also included. His section on the Copper Canyon route will make you want to go, and he tells you how to do it. If you need help planning your itinerary, this book provides great advice and even lists some travel agencies who specialize in rail travel.
Old rail veterans may consider this book a little trite, and there isn't a whole lot of detail about the trip descriptions in the book. However, the history of rail travel and the technical information about railroads is pretty interesting.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Book on North America Train Travel
Comment: I've taken a few U.S. East Coast train trips, some overnights with sleeping accomidations, and I thought I knew the system pretty well. I learned so much more after reading this book and I wish I had read it before my first train trip. There are so many little tips that can make your travel better. From the book I learned a lot about the operations behind the scenes and this is helpful information for an overall enjoyable train experience. It's a great book. I have not come across any other book like it. Thinking about a train trip? Get the book and hit the rails. Already have a trip planned? Get the book and enjoy your trip even more.
Rating: 3
Summary: informative but not as useful as it could be
Comment: The information is good -- plenty of background material on North American trains, etc. I'd recommend reading it if you're planning a vacation and are interested going by rail (or could be talked into it).
But having read it, I can't help feeling that it would be more useful if it were organized and presented differently. Rather than a thick paperback with about 10 typically-sized chapters, maybe it would be more useful if the chapters were broken down into smaller, better delineated sections, with stronger cross-indexing. Maybe spiral bound. More maps?
If you're planning a vacation in North America, it would be good to get this book and read it during the planning stage. But it wouldn't be very useful to throw into your backpack and take it with you, which is too bad because with a different organization I think it could be.
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Title: USA by Rail (USA by Rail, 5th Ed) by John Pitt ISBN: 1841620696 Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Great American Rail Journeys by John Grant ISBN: 0762706147 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Eight Great American Rail Journeys : A Travel Guide (Broadcast Tie-Ins) by Karen Ivory ISBN: 0762707488 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Trans-Canada Rail Guide, 3rd: Includes City Guides to Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary & Vancouver by Melissa Graham ISBN: 1873756690 Publisher: Trailblazer Publications Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America by Henry Kisor ISBN: 155850477X Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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