The sound of the lonesome whistle at night, the smell of smoke-filled stations, the sight of massive locomotives thundering up hill and down dale—all these are part of the great appeal of trains. Victor Hand and Harold Edmonson have traveled the world photographing railroading's "big show". Together they have captured in vivid descriptions and nearly 150 stunning color pictures, including Trains in action, in locations as beautiful and varied as Java, the Andes, Japan, Britain, Spain, America, South Africa, Mexico, France and Australasia.