Northeast USA Passenger Rail

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Summary: A mass transit map-reader's delight!
Review: I've always theorized that it's still possible to start out north of Boston and wind up near Richmond having travelled on nothing but metropolitan subways and commuter rail lines, filling in the occasional gaps with short hops on AMTRAK. This map will show you exactly how to do it. Beginning with the Nova Scotia ferries out of Portland and winding up at the Chesapeake Bay ferries near Newport News, Hedberg Maps' "Northeast USA Passenger Rail Travelers Map" gives you a detailed and legible depiction of virtually every subway, trolley, commuter rail, seasonal excursion, AMTRAK, and ferry line from New England through the mid-Atlantic, with inset maps of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington that provide even greater levels of information (though the New York City subway system is, by necessity, abbreviated for considerations of space). The current edition (2001) is the first, and while there have been several major route changes since then (new AMTRAK service to Maine, 9/11 subway closure/realignment at the World Trade Center), Hedberg Maps advises there are, unfortunately, no immediate plans for a second, updated edition until this "gem" of a map becomes better known and stimulates demand for a new version. Still, the 2001 edition is the best map of its kind out there (pre-folded, pocket-sized, and laminated as a boon to commuters). Any map and/or rail fan will pore over the "Northeast USA Passenger Rail Travelers Map" for many satisfying hours. This map reminds us how many alternatives remain (at least in the urban Northeast) to the tyranny of the overcrowded interstate highway and the over-stressed metropolitan airport.