Click on the name of one of the books below about Amtrak train travel for more information on that book. You will also be give the opportunity to order the book right on-line! I've had very good luck even in using this service to obtain "out-of-print" and other hard to find books about Amtrak.
Book prices do fluctuate and the price shown might not be the current price. When you click on the book name, you will be placed directly into the book catalog and be shown the current price of the book.
We are sad to report that Jack Swanson, author of the book that provided the most detailed minute by minute scenic guide to the Amtrak routes: "Rail Ventures", died last year. The book was extremely popular with Amtrak travelers and was up to its seventh edition! This book is currently very difficult to locate. However, our sources tell us that the publisher and Jack's widow are working with someone to come up with a new updated edition of the book. Every Amtrak traveler should have a copy of this book with them on their rail journeys and we look forward to the availability of a new updated edition.
These books have not yet been published, but you can order them now and have them shipped to you and billed to you when they are published. Click on the title of the book for more information or to order online.
Note: This list is sorted by computer. Books that start with "A" or "The" are first sorted alphabetically under "A" or "The" and then alphabetically under the rest of the title.
A guide to travel by train : United States, Canada, Mexico : how to plan, what to see & do : Amtrak, other routes, steam rides; Ed Wojtas; Unknown Binding (Unavailable)
All Aboard! The Complete North American Train Travel Guide - 2nd Edition!; Jim Loomis; Paperback; $12.80!
All Aboard Amtrak : 1971-1991; Mike Schafer; Hardcover; $30.00 (Back Ordered)
Amtrak : The History & Politics of the National Railroad; David C. Nice; Hardcover; $39.95
Amtrak : The National Railroad Passenger Corporation; George Woodman Hilton; Paperback (Unavailable)
Amtrak : The Us National Railroad Passenger Corporation; Rodger Bradley; Hardcover (Unavailable)
Amtrak at Mile Post Ten; K. Zimmerman; Paperback; $10.80 (Special Order)
Amtrak Blues Hunter,Alberta; Alberta Hunter; Audio CD; $10.83 (Special Order)
Amtrak Blues; Alberta Hunter; Audio Cassette; $7.33 (Special Order)
Amtrak Railway System : A Periodical Bibliography of an Inter City Transportation Network; Glenna Dunning; Paperback (Unavailable)
Amtrak Trains and Travel; Patrick C. Dorin; Hardcover (Unavailable)
Amtrak's California Zephyr; VHS Tape; $39.99 (Special Order)
Amtrak's Washington-New York Corridor; Earl P.,Jr. Williams; Paperback (Unavailable)
Amtraking : A Guide to Enjoyable Train Travel; Mauris L. Emeka; Paperback; $8.05; Descriptive information available.
Amtraking; Paperback (Special Order)
Asphalt Nation; Jane Holtz Kay; $ 19.25
Derailed : What Went Wrong and What to Do About America's Passenger Trains; Joseph Vranich; Hardcover; $17.47
Getting There, The Epic Struggle Between Road And Rail In The American Century; Stephen B. Goddard
Journey to Amtrak: the Year History Rode the Passenger Train; Harold A. Edmonson; Hardcover (Unavailable)
Making Tracks : An American Rail Odyssey; Terry Pindell; Paperback; $13.45
The Amtrak Story; Frank N. Wilner; Paperback; $26.95 (Special Order)
The Broadway Limited; Joel Rosenbaum, Tom Gallo; Paperback; $18.00 (Special Order)
USA by Rail (Bradt Guides); John Pitt; Paperback; $15.26
Zephyr: Tracking a Dream Across America; Henry Kisor; $12.95
These are science fiction books about a post-nuclear world war. They probably have nothing to do with passenger rail travel.
Cloud Warrior (The Amtrak Wars, Book I); Patrick Tilley; Hardcover; $37.95 (Special Order); Descriptive information available.
Iron Master (Amtrak Wars, Book 3); Patrick Tilley; Paperback (Unavailable)
The Amtrak Wars : Book Two : First Family; Patrick Tilley; Hardcover; $15.95 (Special Order)
The First Family (The Amtrak Wars, Book 2); Patrick Tilley; Paperback (Unavailable)
Amtrak reauthorization : hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, on H.R. 5 ... February 20, 1992; Unknown Binding (Unavailable)
Amtrak safety, training, and employee morale in the Northeast corridor : hearing before the Government Activities and Transportation Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, May 22, 1991; Unknown Binding (Unavailable)
Amtrak's current situation : hearings before the Subcommittee on Railroads of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, February 7, 10, and 13, 1995; Unknown Binding (Unavailable)
Future of Amtrak and local rail freight assistance : hearing before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, June 16, 1995; Unknown Binding (Unavailable)
Oversight hearing on Amtrak : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, January 26, 1995; Unknown Binding (Unavailable)
If you know of other books about Amtrak, not about rail travel in general, but specifically about Amtrak that are not listed above, then please click here to let me know about them. Thanks!
