Explore America on Amtrak's Sunset Limited

By: Baker, Thomas

LOS ANGELES TO NEW ORLEANS
'THE SUNSET LIMITED' - AN ICONIC SOUTHWEST ADVENTURE
Everyone traveling Amtrak's popular route between Los Angeles and New Orleans should have a copy of "Explore America on Amtrak's Sunset Limited." It's like having your own personal tour guide to describe the captivating scenery, towns, and history passing by your window and tell you fascinating and funny stories. All the while tracking your progress as you proceed across the country.

It turns this wonderfully scenic rail journey into a fascinating adventure through the Southwest, the Gulf Coast, and Louisiana Cajun Country.

Don't leave the station without it.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ALL ABOARD AMTRAK

What is Amtrak?

What are the Superliners?

Seating, Sleeping, and Sightseeing on Amtrak

Who's Who?

2. THE SUNSET LIMITED

The History of The Sunset Limited

Why Ride the Sunset Limited?

The Sunset Limited Schedule

The Sunset Limited Stations (Eastbound)

3. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
4. SIGHTSEEING ABOARD THE SUNSET LIMITED
Here are some of the stations and themes included:

California
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Why is Hollywood in Los Angeles?
Pomona, CA (POS)
Ontario, CA (ONA)
Palm Springs, CA (PSN)
Arizona
Yuma, AZ (YUM)
Yes This Was Once Mexico
Maricopa, AZ (MRC)
The Navajo Nation: America's Most Populous Native People
Tucson, AZ (TUS)
Tombstone and That Famous Shootout
Benson, AZ (BEN)
Conquistadores and Spanish Colonization
New Mexico
Lordsburg, NM (LDB)
The Apache Wars
Deming, NM (DEM)
Texas
El Paso, TX - Union Depot (ELP)
Alpine, TX (ALP)
Sanderson, TX (SND)
Del Rio, TX (DRT)
Remember the Alamo
San Antonio, TX (SAS)
Houston, TX (HOS)
Beaumont, TX (BMT)
Louisianna
Lake Charles, LA (LCH)
The Antebellum Era
Lafayette, LA (LFT)
New Iberia, LA (NIB)
Schriever, LA (SCH)
All That Jazz
New Orleans, (NOL)

5. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
6. SUNSET LIMITED TRIVIA QUESTIONS

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DBWSCZM2
• ISBN13: 9798227272959
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Total Destination Management
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"