from 5hrdrive

Taking the reader back 100 years into America's past, this book celebrates the marriage of private railroad corporations and the National Park System. Using the National Parks as a lure, the railroads built special lines and hotels to accommodate thousands of tourists a year, mainly in the summer...

from figre

This book is an interesting melding of stories of the railroad with stories of the National Parks System. The premise of the book is different than you may have heard of in the past; that the development and success of National Parks owes a debt of gratitude to the railroads. It also makes the (v...

from EMYeak

The author tells the history of the connection between our national parks and the railroads. When I first started this book, I was feeling that Alfred Runte was a publicist for the railroads. But by the time I finished, I felt he was giving more of a balance between what was good for the railroad...

from jayde1599

Trains of Discovery tells the story of the connection between the National Parks and the railroad. The pictures are fantastic and draw a viewer into the book. The story line is interesting if this is a topic that appeals to you. As a NPS buff, I found the information on how intertwined the railro...

from Oberon

Trains of Discovery is a look at the lengthy ties between passenger rail and America's national parks. The primary draw of this book is the beautiful reproductions of some of the art work that has been used to advertise the national parks and the railways. The railroads commissioned magnificent a...