Is the trip itself just as important, and enjoyable, to you as the destination? Would you like it to be? At best, air travel provides a means to an end. Train travel can provide so much more. But planning a successful train trip is more complicated than simply purchasing a ticket. If you are interested in planning an extended train trip, and maximizing your enjoyment of that trip, this guide is for you. And, if you have done some train traveling, but would like to iron out some of the problems you have encountered, this guide can help you.

you have never traveled by train; you have taken commuter or excursion train trips, and are interested in taking an extended train trip; you want to get the best value for your money on your next train trip; you want to take your children on a train trip; you just can't seem to pull all the elements together to plan and enjoy a successful train trip.