America's #1 travel publisher and America's #1 source of European rail tickets have joined forces to produce the definitive guide to riding the Continent's rails: Frommer's Europe by Rail, First Edition (Wiley, Inc; ISBN: 0-7645-4110-2; US$23.99/CAN$34.99; 880 pages).

Each year 1.5 million Americans tour the best of Europe on speedy, efficient European trains. In 880 pages, Frommer's Europe by Rail covers destinations from Portugal and Ireland all the way to Norway and Greece - always with an eye to the needs of rail riders.

Packed with top attractions, hotels, restaurants and rail routes, Frommer's Europe by Rail is the most comprehensive guide to European train travel - with over 80 pages more than competing titles. And it's the only rail guide developed in cooperation with Rail Europe, the leading North American supplier of European rail passes and tickets.

"We're very pleased that Frommer's, the leading guidebook publisher, recognized how many travelers either already use rail in Europe or would, if they only knew how to do it. This guidebook offers so much useful advice," says Fabrice Morel, president of the Rail Europe Group.

Understanding that the average American only has two to three weeks of vacation each year, Frommer's Europe by Rail selects ten of the Continent's best one-week and two-week rail journeys. The guide also leads travelers through Rail Europe's dozens of railpass options, explaining which ones are best for any individual trip.

A special appendix, available online at www.frommers.com, covers the less-traveled rails of Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Frommer's Europe by Rail is available wherever books are sold or visit www.frommers.com.