All Aboard!: Passenger Trains Around the World - Hardcover

"Armchair travelers who just want to bask in the romance of the rails . . . will be hard pressed to choose which trip they want to take first." --"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books" "Students researching this topic or die-hard train enthusiasts stoking their mental engines will appreciate this attractive package." --"School Library Journal" "The contemporary history of technology and development will grip some young readers, as will pictures that show the trains close up and the breathtaking, scenic routes they travel." --Booklist "Armchair travelers who just want to bask in the romance of the rails . . . will be hard pressed to choose which trip they want to take first." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Students researching this topic or die-hard train enthusiasts stoking their mental engines will appreciate this attractive package." --School Library Journal

Experience the thrill of traveling by rail with stunning photographs of passenger trains from around the globe. Take a trip through the colorful history of passenger trains--and along those tracks where passenger rail still thrives. Learn how passenger trains developed from the Baltimore & Ohio's horse-drawn, stagecoach-like cars to France's trendsetting TGVs, the world's fastest trains. Discover the magic of sitting in a dome car, sleeping in a Pullman, dining on rails, and riding such grand trains as the Canadian, among the world's finest.