Author Description

<p>Trains have played an important role in shaping lives, changing geography, and writing history. Whether you pine for the romantic age of the steam engine, thrill at the speeds of today's super-fast trains, dream of traveling on the world's great long-distance rail journeys, or yearn to take the "Toy Train" to Darjeeling, this book offers a fantastic, whistle-stop tour of train travel.</p>