Description: Train Beyond the Mountains by Rick Antonson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A captivating journey blending memoir, history, and biography that takes the reader on one of the worlds most famous trains and tells of carving the dramatic route it follows, while pondering other international railways through the eyes of travellers past and present.Rick Antonson has ridden trains in more than thirty-five countries-but almost everything he thinks he knows about train travel changes when he boards the Rocky Mountaineer with his ten-year-old grandson, Riley. As they wind over trestles and through tunnels, each mile of track uncovers stories of dynamite and discovery, surveyors and schemers, explorers and visionaries, and the people who helped to build Canada against the odds of geography and politics. Surrounded by a wild landscape that sparks imagination, fellow passengers recount train travels in other countries, get nostalgic for the era of steam locomotives, and consider lifes unfinished journeys.Peppered with spirited dialogue, heartrending vignettes, and intriguing anecdotes, Train Beyond the Mountains is a travelogue with urgency: to make your travel dreams happen now. As one passenger muses, "The mistake we make is that we think we have time." Author Biography Rick Antonson has travelled on trains in thirty-five countries and is co-author of a book of railway stories,Whistle Posts West: Railway Tales from British Columbia, Alberta and Yukon.He and his two sons, Brent and Sean, circumnavigated the Northern Hemisphere by train over the course of five trips, travelling through countries as varied as Belarus, Mongolia, and North Korea. Rick and his wife, Janice, became engaged on a train in Alabama en route to New Orleans. Rick is the former president and CEO of Tourism Vancouver, and served as chair of the board for Destinations International, based in Washington, D.C., and vice chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, based in Bangkok, Thailand. He was vice-president of Rocky Mountaineer during its start-up years in the early 1990s.Train Beyond the Mountainsis his fifth travel narrative. Details ISBN 1771644869 ISBN-13 9781771644860 Title Train Beyond the Mountains Author Rick Antonson Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 280 Publisher Greystone Books,Canada GE_Item_ID:141924167; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781771644860
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Book Title: Train Beyond the Mountains : Journeys on the Rocky Mountaineer
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Greystone Books LTD.
Topic: Railroads / History, Canada / Western Provinces (Ab, BC), Essays & Travelogues, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Transportation, History
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Rick Antonson
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover