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Train Travel Self Help Guide by Lynne Williams

Are you new to train travel? Do you want to plan a long-distance train trip and don't quite know where to start? Are you an experienced train traveler, who could use some advice on maximizing your travel enjoyment?

The "Train Travel Self Help Guide" was written with you in mind. This small booklet offers you a wealth of information about train travel, including planning your route, packing for train travel, things to do on short layovers, sleeping onboard and advice for travelers with disabilities and those traveling with children. The guide also includes information about Canada's VIA Rail and rail packagers offering rail tours in the U.S. and Canada.

The "Train Travel Self Help Guide" costs $4.99 and is available at www.selfhelpguides.com. Check it out!

USA By Rail by John Pitt

The author recently released the Seventh Edition of this popular guide, with updated information about routes, timetables and rail passes. The usefulness of the guide is enhanced by its comprehensiveness. There are chapters on rail history and the current state of U.S. rail, as well as useful information for overseas visitors.

But the heart of the book includes the chapters that describe in detail twenty-five of the most popular Amtrak routes. Each chapter includes route maps, distances between stops, brief information about small stops and detailed information about terminal stops and larger stops in-between. "USA By Rail" also includes information about Amtrak's twenty-two additional routes, VIA Rail in Canada, and steam trains and railroad museums throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Be sure to visit the author's web site, at www.usa-by-rail.com for helpful passenger rail information and resources. "USA by Rail" is published by Bradt Travel Guides, and is available at www.amazon.com

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