USA by Rail

Practical and inspirational advice on journeys across the USA and Canada, plus sightseeing for the many destinations on route.

John Pitt has travelled the length and breadth of the United States by rail and has written numerous articles for the national press and specialist rail magazines

Maps	p. VI
USA Railways	p. VI
The Pacific Northwest	p. VIII
California	p. IX
The Midwest	p. X
The Northeast	p. XI
Florida	p. XII
Introduction	p. XIII
Acknowledgements/List of maps	p. XIV
History and Travel Facts	p. 1
From Horsepower to Amtrak	p. 3
The Iron Horse	p. 3
The Golden Age	p. 4
The Twentieth Century	p. 9
American Trains Today	p. 13
Amtrak trains today	p. 13
Non-Amtrak services	p. 15
Amtrak facilities and services	p. 16
For The Visitor From Overseas	p. 33
Documents	p. 33
When to visit	p. 35
Getting there	p. 35
Money	p. 36
Food	p. 37
Drink	p. 38
Accommodation	p. 38
Sightseeing	p. 40
Telephones	p. 40
On-line communications	p. 41
Postal service	p. 41
Newspapers	p. 42
Tipping	p. 42
Car travel	p. 42
Medical insurance	p. 43
Crime	p. 44
Drugs	p. 44
Sex	p. 45
Time zones	p. 45
Public holidays	p. 45
Working	p. 46
Trains and Routes in the United States	p. 47
How to use Part Two	p. 48
The Coast Starlight: Seattle-Los Angeles	p. 49
The California Zephyr: Chicago-Emeryville (for San Francisco)	p. 75
The San Joaquins: San Francisco-Bakersfield (via Oakland)	p. 98
The Pacific Surfliner: Los Angeles-San Diego	p. 102
The Empire Builder: Chicago-Seattle	p. 108
The Empire Builder: Spokane-Portland	p. 124
The Southwest Chief: Chicago-Los Angeles	p. 127
The Sunset Limited: Orlando-Los Angeles	p. 144
The Texas Eagle: Chicago-San Antonio (for Los Angeles)	p. 168
The City of New Orleans: Chicago-New Orleans	p. 182
The Northeast Corridor: Boston-Washington	p. 189
The Northeast Corridor: New Haven-Springfield (for Boston)	p. 209
The Crescent: New York-New Orleans	p. 211
The Silver Star: New York-Miami	p. 222
The Silver Meteor: New York-Miami	p. 237
The Palmetto: New York-Miami (via Tampa)	p. 242
The Twilight Shoreliner: Boston-Newport News	p. 246
The Cardinal: Washington-Chicago	p. 250
The Adirondack: New York-Montreal	p. 260
The Vermonter: Washington-St Albans (for Montreal)	p. 270
The Lake Shore Limited: Boston/New York-Chicago	p. 275
The Capitol Limited: Washington-Chicago	p. 286
The Three Rivers: New York-Chicago	p. 294
The Maple Leaf: New York-Toronto	p. 300
The Lake Cities: Chicago-Pontiac	p. 306
Other Amtrak Trains	p. 312
General information	p. 312
The trains	p. 312
US Steam Today	p. 317
Trains and routes	p. 318
On Canadian Rails	p. 337
Canada's Trains Today	p. 339
VIA Rail	p. 340
The Routes	p. 348
Steam Trains in Canada	p. 366
The Internet	p. 369
Useful Addresses	p. 372
Ticketing Agents	p. 377
Further Reading	p. 381
Index	p. 383
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