Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Booked on the morning train

by Scheer, George
Published by : Algonquin Books (Chapelhill, North Carolina) Physical details: 300 p. ISBN:9780945575405. ISSN:094557540 Year: 1991
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title.
Item type Current location Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
900 - 999 917.3049 Sch (Browse shelf) Available Memorial 62680

Aboar the Crescent -- New Orleans: a spin along the levee -- Aboard the City of New Orleans -- A Sunday stroll in St. Louis -- The Eagle to Austin: dry counties and strong beer -- The Eagle to San Antonio: rolling thunder -- The Sunset Limited to Los Angeles: west of the Pecos -- On wheels in L.A. -- The Southwest Limited to Flagstaff: a walk to the edge -- Santa Fe: Pueblo silver at trail's end -- The road to Cimarron -- Narrow gauge -- The Southwest Limited to Kansas City: stormy weather -- Turnaround in Galesburg -- The California Zephyr from Denver to the bay: the golden spike route -- The Coast Starlight to Seattle: under the weather -- Seattle and the empire builder: the far turn -- The storm warning along the Great Northern -- Something of Minnesota -- The empire builder, the Lake Shore Limited, the Adirondack, and on to Boston: in next week tomorrow -- The Merchants Limited, the Shoreliner, and the Crescent again: closing the circle.

The story of a month and a half on the rails on Amtrak, following the routes of famous American trains--from the heat and torpor of New Orleans to the ice and snow of Montana, from New York to San Francisco, and all points in between.