Planning your own train trip
Packing and last-minute details
Passenger train equipment
What about all those freight trains?
Safety is priority number one
Taking the train in Canada
Mexico's Copper Canyon train
Will there be trains in our future?
Appendix A: Pick a train, any train
Appendix B: Suggested itineraries
Appendix C: Railroad terms and slang
Appendix D: How to find a rail-savvy travel agent
Appendix E: Passenger rail advocates
Appendix F: Excursion trains and railroad museums.