Download or read book The President Travels by Train written by Bob Withers and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout much of U.S. history, a private Pullman car on a special train was the equivalent of Air Force One, allowing the president to conduct businesses wherever he was needed. From John Quincy Adams-the first president to ride a train-to Bill Clinton's recent journeys, this book documents presidential travel by rail in superb detail.