My wife and I went by our local independent book store today and I saw this: Train by Tom Zellinger. I've only read a few pages, but it is very good so far and looks to be really full on interesting detail. The author traveled all over the world to ride trains in many counties and particularly some the great long distance trains - Trans Siberian, Southwest Chief, etc., and look into all the modern train systems in England, India, China, Spain, Peru, etc., and their histories and how trains have shaped each country. I bought this mainly because it has a lengthy chapter on India's massive train network and system, which I have always been fascinated with, but it looks like the other chapters are going to be great, too.
