All aboard : the complete North American train travel guide /
Written for both veterans and those considering their first rail journey, this guide is an expansive resource for train travel and the broader world of rail transit in the United States and Canada. Bridging the past with the present, the handbook explores the origins of the rail systems, the monumen...
| Основен автор: | Loomis, Jim. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago, Ill. :
Chicago Review Press,
℗♭2011.
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| Издание: | 3rd ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=364073 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
All aboard. |
Съдържание:
- Why take a train?
- How it all began
- Amtrak to the rescue
- Planning your own train trip
- Packing and last-minute details
- Life onboard
- Who's in charge here?
- When things go wrong
- Passenger train equipment
- How it all works
- What about all those freight trains?
- Safety is priority number one
- Taking the train in Canada
- Mexico's Copper Canyon train
- Will there be trains in our future?
- Appendix A: Pick a train, any train
- Appendix B: Suggested itineraries
- Appendix C: Railroad terms and slang
- Appendix D: How to find a rail-savvy travel agent
- Appendix E: Passenger rail advocates
- Appendix F: Excursion trains and railroad museums.