Riding Amtrak: The Rise and Fall of America on Rails - Paperback

by Lionel Steel (Author)

How is Amtrak doing compared to the great passenger trains of yesteryear? All aboard for honest answers Rail from California to New York and back with critic-at-large Lionel Steel, whose candid account of the journey describes every twist and turn up the tracks - from unexpected delays and bizarre customer service episodes, to strange tales shared by strangers across dining car tables. Along the way, too, take a ride down memory lane - onto the Shasta Daylight and the California zephyr, among other heyday rail blazers. Get set for a fascinating overview, midway during the trip, of American passenger train history. And be prepared for a challenging critique of America's failure to embrace true high speed rail. Riding Amtrak is unlike any other train book you will ever read

Author Biography

Lionel Steel, author of nine books, casts a penetrating gaze upon a wide array of subjects, facing all observable realities with a steadfast fidelity to the truth - no matter where it may lead him. Riding Amtrak: The Rise and Fall of America on Rails marks yet another daring departure for the author, who brings to his examination of passenger train history in the United States the same honest reporting and impartial analysis for which he is widely respected around the world.