Great American Rail Journeys

By John Grant

Book Overview

The executive producer of the PBS TV programs by the same name now brings the joys of North American rail journeys to readers in a large-format color tome. Enriched with historical detail, each of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762706147
• ISBN13: 9780762706143
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

8 of North America's Scenic & Historic Landscapes -- by Rail

TRAINS Magazine says this book is top-notch reading for anyone who has heard the call of the rails, and I have to agree. The rail adventures profiled in this volume celebrate the beauty, history, and romance of railway travel. View coastlines, canyons, mountains, rushing rivers, Native villages and world-class cities. This book is for anyone who has a passion for riding the rails and for the curious. Come take an armchair ride on The Alaska Railroad, The Adirondack, view Copper Canyon, The American Rockies, The Canadian Rockies, ride the West Coast's Coast Starlight, ride the rails through the American South, and thrill to the narrow gage Gold Rush Train out of Skagway -- enjoy your own Great American Rail Journey. GREAT GIFT!

Very highly recommended for railroad buffs.

This companion to the PBS program is a fine armchair read for any fascinated by railroads and travel: it takes a cross-country trip behind the scenes of American roads, presenting eight chapters which celebrate multi-day rail journeys. Rail history and scenery alike are presented in colorful, photo-packed chapters.