The Ultimate Guide for Railroad Enthusiasts! Information on 429 rail attractions from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast -- the most comprehensive and up-to-date listing anywhere.
Rail museums, historic depots, scenic railroads, dinner trains, trolleys, model layouts, train-watching locations...and more...are located on detailed maps for easy travel planning.
16 brilliant original watercolor illustrations.
Directory describes every point of interest, with street address, phone number and web site.
Paper, printed on two sides.
Size: 27 x 39 inches, folded to 6 x 9-3/4 inches.
Includes these states:
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin.
Also available:
Eastern States, Western States and National Edition set with all 3 Regional Maps together.
Eric Riback is president of Bella Terra Publishing and has been in the map business since 1980. He is a former president of the International Map Industry Association and NorthEast Map Organization. As a preteen in the Bronx, he had a great Lionel layout and a striped engineer's hat. Beyond regular rides on the New York City subways, his first rail memories are taking the New Haven Railroad from Grand Central Terminal to visit his grandparents, and a steam engine trip on the Strasburg Rail Road.
Editor and art director Bella Stander is publisher of Bella Terra Publishing. She always takes a river-view seat when riding the MTA Hudson Line or Amtrak Empire Service.