Thomas Baker has had an amazing fifty-year career in travel and tourism. This allowed him to follow his passion for rail travel worldwide. He has explored Europe aboard super-efficient services, been thrilled by fast trains in Asia, enjoyed leisurely journeys across the Australian outback, and traveled thousands of miles on Amtrak, discovering spectacular places that cars can’t reach. In addition, he loves traveling the back roads of America, visiting small towns, learning about their colorful history, trying to understand their surprising contrasts and contradictions and just absorb the fantastic scenery at every turn. Thomas has contributed to dozens of books, magazines, and articles on travel and tourism subjects. In addition, CNN, BBC, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and many other media outlets worldwide interviewed him.
