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Derailed: What Went Wrong and What to Do About America's Passenger Trains
Joseph Vranich
St. Martin's Press, 1997
Deariled-Still a very timely book!
The value of this book continues to grow with the passage of time. In "Derailed" the author predicts that Amtrak is destined to repeate the mistakes of the past. Events are proving him right. Vranich decried Amtrak's operation of useless "pork barrel" trains but Amtrak ...
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Amtrak (Mbi Railroad Color History)
Brian Solomon
MBI, 2004
A Full Color Look at the Nation's Railway
For someone who has many books on Amtrak, this one is a treat. All the pictures are in color. They are up-to-date and complement the text perfectly. The cover pages show an Amtrak map from 1972 and another for 2004. For a recent book there is still plenty of red hoods ...
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End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger Trains
Joseph Vranich
AEI Press, 2004
A must read for Amtrak reformers
End of the Line: The Failure of Amtrak Reform and the Future of America's Passenger Trains is the best analysis of the efforts to reform Amtrak ever to be put into printed form. The fact that the book is written by Joseph Vranich, a former spokeman for, and ardent ...
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Santa Fe Passenger Trains in California: From the 1940s Thru Amtrak and More
Patrick C. Dorin
TLC Publishing, 2007
Great book for Santa Fe lovers
Patrick Dorin's recent book on Santa Fe Passenger trains gives a concise look at a great era of California railroading. The photos are mostly black and white, but show a variety of equipment and places. Go Warbonnets! The book would be useful to both modelers and ...
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Tin Lizard Tales: Reflections from a Train
Schuyler T. Wallace
Outskirts Press, 2007
Made Me Wanna Get Aboard the Tin Lizard Express
I am both a traveler and a lover of traveler's tales. I read John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley several times with I was a girl and as a teenager I poured over William Least Heat-Moon's Blue Highways. Oh the places they talked about. How badly I wanted to go. I was ...
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Amtraking: A Guide to Enjoyable Train Travel
Mauris L. Emeka
Apollo Publishing International, 1994
A must for using Amtrak
I have taken Amtrak across country. I wish I had known about Mauris Emeka's book before I went. Emeka, a car attendant for Amtrak is extremely knowledgable about the service and how you can make your ride as comfortable as possible. The only thing I might have ...
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The Amtrak Wars Book 4: Blood River
Patrick Tilley
Sphere Books Ltd., 1988
Not Free SF Reader
By this time, Steve Brickman is likely having a hard time keeping it straight to himself whose side he is actually on, and he may not care
in his quest to stay alive.
Earth magic powers do keep them out of some trouble, but the higher technology levels of the First ...
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Amtrak Privatization: The Route to Failure
Elliott D. Sclar
Economic Policy Institute, 2003
On Target...
The author here is absolutely right in his assertions about Amtrak privatization. The previous reviewer hasn't done his homework--British privatization has been such a failure that many members of the public are asking the British government to re-nationalize the rail ...
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The Amtrak Wars: Death Bringer Bk. 5
Patrick Tilley
Orbit, 1998
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The Amtrak Story
Frank N. Wilner
Simmons Boardman Pub Co, 1994
New by author: Railroad Mergers: History, Analysis, Insight
Frank N. Wilner has a new book, published August 1997 (also by Simmons-Boardman Books of Omaha): Railroad Mergers: History, Analysis, Insight. A history of railroad mergers -- and public policy toward them -- from 1830 through current Conrail merger application. ...
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THE AMTRAK WARS: FIRST FAMILY BK. 2
PATRICK TILLEY
TIME WARNER PAPERBACKS, 1991
Ritual
Graham has taken me to a whole new level, we've all been a little paranoid, jumpy or downright wierded out by a story or a scary film, but this took me on a rollercoaster of emotions. The descriptions... I was there, I could smell the flesh cooking, I could taste the ...
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Amtrak: The History and Politics of a National Railroad (Explorations in Public Policy)
David C. Nice
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998
Amtrak: the history and polotics....
this book is a very informative look at the history of americas National passanger railway corp. I recomend it to anyone who has an intrest in rail in america
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Amtrak in the Heartland (Railroads Past and Present)
Craig Sanders
Indiana University Press, 2006
Excellent Amtrak Book
One of the best sources of information I've read on Amtrak. A very detailed account of mostly chicago-based operations. LD and corridor trains are discussed in current and past routes. It satisfied me, a die-hard Amtrak enthusiast.
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Iron Master (Amtrak Wars, Book 3)
Patrick Tilley
Baen, 1987
Not Free SF Reader
Steve Brickman has even more problems, as he is again out in the world,
and Cadillac and Clearwater, two important Mutes, have been taken
captive.
He must go all Shogun, and attempt to rescue them from the Japanese
society that they have been taken too. Japan has ...
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USA by Rail, 4th (Bradt Rail Guides)
John Pitt
Bradt Travel Guides, 2001
Excellent resource for "trainers"
I strongly recommend this guide for those who expect to take any substantial Aamtrak trip. We have taken a number of them and I throughly believe this is one of the best guides that is out. Not only does it provide information you can use as the trip progresses, but ...
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