Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in 19th century USA.

Discusses passenger trains, how they work, their history and inventors, how modern trains compare to early models, and what it is like to travel on them.

All the romance of early railroading in northern New England pervades Boston & Maine in the 19th Century. This fascinating journey begins in the 1830s with an 8-mile line that just kept growing. By the end of the century, Boston & Maine was traveling over 2,324 miles of track. This first pictorial history of the Boston & Maine explores the heyday of an enterprising railroad. Using spectacular images, most of which have never before been published,...

Traces the development of train travel, from the first rails through the advent of the Maglev train in Germany and China, with the major emphasis on Europe.