"An excellent publication. Essential reading." - Today's Railways

"The definitive guide book." - US Traveler

"Bradt guides are for those who wish not merely to see, but to understand" - Dervla Murphy

Comprehensive area maps and route guides make it easy to plan any itinerary you choose and get the most from your rail pass. The third, fully revised edition of USA by Rail, published in February 1999, includes -

• History - from horsepower to Amtrak
• Travelling on Amtrak today
• Complete guides to all routes in the United States
• Trains in Canada
• 100 steam railroads and museums
• Illustrations, maps and colour photographs
• Advice for the visitor from overseas
• Over 500 destinations
• Internet contacts

USA by Rail by John Pitt (ISBN 1 898323 83 6) is available in bookshops or by mail order from Bradt Publications, 41 Nortoft Road, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, SL9 0LA, England. Tel/Fax 01494 873478.       E-mail: bradtpublications@compuserve.com     Mail order prices, including postage, are £13.45 (in the UK) and £15.95 (for delivery elsewhere). Cheques should be made payable to Bradt Publications.

In North America, USA by Rail is distributed by the Globe Pequot Press, 6 Business Park Road, Old Saybrook, CT 06475, USA.    Tel (888) 249-7586 or (860) 395-0440.                Fax (800) 820-2329. E-mail: service@globe-pequot.com   The mail order price is US$17.95, plus US$3.95 shipping charge (CT residents add 6% sales tax).

Order a copy now and you could win two FREE North America rail passes.