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• Includes discount coupons for nearly 100 attractions

Tourist railroads may be the best-kept vacation secret around! But now it's time to get aboard with Tourist Trains 2006, the forty-first annual authoritative guide to more than 550 historic railroads, train museums, and railroad attractions across North America. Every destination is featured with a photo and full description so families can plan their trips. Kids, parents, grandparents—everybody loves trains, and this is the complete guide to seeing them, riding them, and enjoying them. All aboard! ... Read more

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Great for train fans
My son and I used this book as a reference and took a summer vaca to the Milwaukee-area.Well laid out and accurate info.Highly recommend for train enthusiasts who also like to travel.

Rail and travel buffs will find this a 'must' reference
Over 600 railroad-related attractions the general public can visit are packed into a listing guide which blends in photos and practical info such as hours, fees and directions - but wait, there's more! Don't forget the coupons for discounts on ticket prices --for avid train buffs, worth the price of the book itself - plus maps, photos, 'editor's choice' listings of special recommendations, and details on what kinds of trains may be found at each location. Rail and travel buffs will find this a 'must' reference.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch

Complete Guide to the best in railroading

This, the 41st Edition (2006) of the best guide to railroading, continues the tradition of this great annual series listing and outlining hundreds of railroad museums and tourist trains across the US and Canada. Arranged by state, each site features a photo, a description of what's there, a schedule, the admission fees, special events, and directions on how to get to it. Contact information (addresses, phone numbers, email/internet info) is also provided. And, as usual, there are about a hundred discount coupons enclosed. Anyone interested in railroading or who plans on taking a vacation trip that might include visits to railroad sites or museums will find this guide indispensable. ... Read more

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This annually updated guide to preserved and restored railroads, museums, and railroad attractions across North America provides complete and current information on more than 450 wonderful attractions. Listings include a photo and description of the operating times, ticket prices, locomotive roster, directions, address, and contact information. Many attractions offer discounts coupons. In addition to its guide to full-sized railroads, this book features a guide to miniature railroads and model railroads that are open to the public. Conveniently arranged alphabetically by state or province, this resource is perfect for anyone who wants to experience railroading the way it used to be. ... Read more

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More than five hundred railroad-related attractions
Tourist Trains 2005 is the Empire State Railway Museum's 40th annual guide to tourist railroads and museums. Packed into this 456-page guidebook are more than five hundred railroad-related attractions accessible to the general public, along with listings for attractions that offer trains rides. Included for this rides are listings of their hours, fees, directions, and other pertinent information. Tourist Trains 2005 even offers coupons for discounts on ticket prices! Very highly recommended for the reference collections of dedicated railroading enthusiasts, Tourist Trains 2005 is also of considerable value for planning family vacations for those who want to incorporate their appreciation and enjoyment of America's railroads and railroading history into the life experiences of the children.
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The Virginian Railway existed as a separate entity for only a half century, but that period of American history witnessed two world wars and the emergence of the United States as a global superpower. Henry Huddleston Rogers, who marshaled the development of the U.S. oil industry through his leadership of Standard Oil, invested $30 million of his personal wealth into the making of the Virginian. He speculated that south-central West Virginia coal would fuel America’s Industrial Revolution. Although Rogers died before his railroading dream could realize its full potential, the Virginian Railway

continued on from 1909 until its merger in 1959 with the Norfolk and Western Railway (now Norfolk Southern). During that time, the Virginian grew to a point that it was originating from 1,200 to 1,500

hundred-ton carloads of coal per day and serving 60 active coal mines. It earned a reputation for power, service, and efficiency that placed it among the great railroads of America. ... Read more

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virginian railway images of virginia rail
-Not what I expected ..Not enough written text..But some pictures I'd not seen Pretty Good what there was of it... ... Read more

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A guidebook to the museum in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, covering thehistory of the state's railroad industry, with a tour of the 100,000squarefoot exhibit hall,which displays dozens of historic locomotives and rolling stock significant toPennsylvania's railroad heritage. A complete checklist of the museum's collection ofrolling stock is included. ... Read more

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Compact but thorough
A handy guide to the history of railroads and their impact on the state of PA, and not just to the museum itself.Great pictures and detailed descriptions of the various types of locomotives and rolling stock make this a book that transcends its immediate subject. ... Read more

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Collection of the Pacific Coast Chapter, The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc. ... Read more

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Who doesn't love the sound of a steam whistle, the clickety-clack of wheels over a rail joint, or the smell of smoke from a steam engine? Now anyone can relive North America's railroading past with Tourist Trains 2004. Photographs, lists of locomotives, ticket prices,directions, and even trip times are included in this guide to more than 400 preserved and restored railroads and train museums. Conveniently arranged alphabetically by state or province, this resource is perfect for anyone who wants to experience railroading the way it used to be! ... Read more

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Filled from cover to cover with fun railroading activities
An annually updated resource, the Empire State Railway Museum's Tourist Trains 2003 is an exhaustive resource which is especially recommended for those tourists and travelers who happen to also be railroading fans. The 38th annual guide to tourist railroads and museums presenting more than 500 railroad-related attractions to visit (including ones that offer train rides, with open hours, fees, coupons good for discounts, and much, much more), Tourist Trains 2003 is commended as being an excellent, information-packed guide filled from cover to cover with fun railroading activities that the whole family can enjoy! ... Read more

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Coop's Road Map Guide Series to Railroads and Railroad Museums is a fold out map designed to help travelers find the many historical operating railroads, scale railroads, railroad museums, model and live steamer operations, and static locomotive displays throughout North America. One side is a map with train icons to indicate places of interest. The flip side is an alphabetical listing by city of each of the railroad sites. The listing includes name and location, phone number, hours of operation, the locomotive type, gauge size, ride length and other educational information about the world of railroads. ... Read more

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Plan your railroading vacations with the valuable information in this guide. Lists more than 450 attractions, with complete descriptions, operating schedules, locations, phone numbers, photos, accommodations, special events, and directions. Includes entrance fee/ticket coupons good for discounts at 96 attractions! 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; more than 480 pgs.; approx. 400 b&w photos; softcover. ... Read more

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a must if you like railfaning
There is not too much to say: a must if you like railfaning. Stefano C. (Boston MA) ... Read more

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Coop's Road Map Guide Series to Railroads and Railroad Museums is a fold out map designed to help travelers find the many historical operating railroads and many railroad museums throughout the country. One side is a map with train icons to indicate places of interest. The flip side is an alphabetical listing by city of each of the railroad sites. The listing includes name and location, phone number, hours of operation, the locomotive type, gauge size, ride length and other information. The Northeast edition includesMaine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, DC, and New Jersey. This map series is printed on kenaf - a tree-free paper grown and harvested in New Mexico. ... Read more

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Reprint of the official Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Car Cook Book. ... Read more

Book Description
Coop's Road Map Guide Series to Railroads and Railroad Museums is a fold out map designed to help travelers find the many historical operating railroads, scale railroads, railroad museums, model and live steamer operations, and static locomotive displays throughout North America. One side is a map with train icons to indicate places of interest. The flip side is an alphabetical listing by city of each of the railroad sites. The listing includes name and location, phone number, hours of operation, the locomotive type, gauge size, ride length and other educational information about the world of railroads. ... Read more

Book Description
Coop's Road Map Guide Series to Railroads and Railroad Museums is a fold out map designed to help travelers find the many historical operating railroads, scale railroads, railroad museums, model and live steamer operations, and static locomotive displays throughout North America. One side is a map with train icons to indicate places of interest. The flip side is an alphabetical listing by city of each of the railroad sites. The listing includes name and location, phone number, hours of operation, the locomotive type, gauge size, ride length and other educational information about the world of railroads. ... Read more

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Over 300 railroad museums, restored depots, and special, nostalgic excursions available to the general public here. Each entry provides a comprehensive description. Also given are the hours of operation and the cost of the event, along with addresses and phone numbers needed for further information. ... Read more

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Enhanced with coupons for savings on entrance fees & tickets
Now in its 37th Annual Edition, the Kalmbach Guide To Tourist Railroads And Museums 2002 (drawn from "Trains" and "Classic Trains" magazines) continues to be the definite "bible" for railroad enthusiasts, modelers, collectors and operators for planning their railroading themed vacations. Guide To Tourist Railroads And Museums 2002 also offers a wealth of information on steam engines and diesels, railroad lines, and trolley cars available for riding. Also included are a number of displays (including model railroads) accessible to the general public. Site descriptions include operating schedules, locations, phone numbers, photos, accommodations, special events and directions. The Guide To Tourist Railroads And Museums 2002 is enhanced with coupons for savings on entrance fees and tickets! If you are a railroad buff looking for that perfect vacation, begin your planning with the Guide To Tourist Railroads And Museums 2002! ... Read more