Nangona i-Amtrak abaninzi abantu bayayibona namhlanje ibhanqa encinci yemigca yokuxhuma iidolophu ezinkulu kwilizwe lonke, ikhulu elineshumi elinesithoba elinamanci elinesibhozo yabona inani elikhulu leenkampani zendlela zoololiwe eziqhutyelwa abagibeli kunye nempahla ezweni lonke. Namhlanje uninzi lwale mizila luye lwachithwa ngenxa yokuthutha kwendlela, kodwa izitimela ezimbalwa ezigcinwe zigcina ukugcina ilifa lemigca emihle.
Ukuthatha uhambo kwi-train egcinwe ngokuqhelekileyo akuqhelekanga ukufumana u-A ukuya kwi-B, kodwa kunoko kubhiyozela uhambo, kwaye i-United States inezinye iindlela ezinokumnceda xa ujonga uhambo olulolo hlobo.
I-Texas State Railroad
Ukumboza umgama wamashumi amabini anesihlanu eemitha phakathi kweedolophu zasePalestine kunye noRusk, umzila wesitimela wawusekwakhelwe ukuthutha izitye kwi-smelter eRusk Penitentiary, kwaye iingoma kunye neendlela zazilungiselelwe kwaye zibekwa ngamabanjwa asejele. Namhlanje kukho uluhlu lwee-steam kunye ne-diesel locomotives ezithatha izitimela kule ndlela, ezithatha indawo ekhangayo eyingxenye yepaki yelizwe.
Railway Railway
Ukuqala ukusuka kwidolophu yaseWilliams, eArizona, le ndlela yindlela ephawulekayo ukuya kwelinye i-South Rim yenye yezinto ezidume kakhulu kuzo zonke i-United States, iGrand Canyon . Kukho iitrole ezintathu ngosuku olugqithisa uhambo olungamashumi ama-60 ukuya kwee-mile, kwaye kukho iindiza kunye neenjini ezihamba ngendlela, eziye zazisa iindwendwe kwiziko elingaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka.
I-Mount Washington Cog Railway
Umzila wokuqala wesitimela uqhutywe phakathi kwekhulu leshumi elinesithoba, kunye namagunya asekuhlaleni agqiba ukuba umyili kunye noSomvester Marsh akanakuze athole inkqubo yokuloliwe. Namhlanje umzila wesitimela usinikeza indlela enhle yokufikelela esi sihlanganisweni, ngokubhekiselele ukuba ngumzila wesibini ogqithiseleyo kulolu hlobo kwihlabathi, elibandakanya i-gradient engama-25% kwiiyure ezili-2,8 ngeyure, kuthatha ixesha elingaphezu kweyure ukuya ukugqiba ukuphakama kweemitha ezintathu.
I-Royal Gorge, Colorado
I-Royal Gorge yenye yezona ndawo zikhangeleka kakhulu kwiColorado, umgudu osisigxina osisigxina esinqunywe kwimihlaba emlanjeni, kwaye lo mzila wesitimela uthatha abantu kwisiseko salo mhle kakhulu. Kukho imoto eneepenoramic kunye neeplastiki zokujonga ukukhanya kwendawo , ngelixa abo bahamba ngemini enemimoya emihle banokusebenzisa imoto evulekileyo ukuba bavuyiswe kakhulu kwindawo ekhangelekayo.
IMusic Museum
Le nyuziyamu inomqoqo omkhulu wendawo yokuqhuba umbane, i-electric and diesel locomotives e-United States, kunye neqoqo elikhulu leemoto, iilori kunye neyunithi yesilivere ebizwa ngokuba yi-diesel multiple unit eyaziwa ngokuba yi-'Nebraska Zephyr '. Umzila apho izitimela zisebenza khona malunga neekhilomitha ezili-5 zomzila owenzelwe ukubonisa ukuqokelela kwesoxhobo sezitrosi, ezahlukileyo kwiendlela ezigcinwe kuyo izithuthi eziqhuba iinjongo ezikhoyo kwicandelo lesitimela.
I-Cass Scenic Railway, eNtshona Virginia
Lo mzila wasekwakhiwa okokuqala ukwenzela ukubonelela ngoshishino lwemithi kunye nemigodi kwindawo leyo, kunye ne dolophu yaseCass eqhutywe ngeenxa zonke. Namhlanje umzila uyaziwa ngeenqwelo ezithintekayo eziqhutyelwa izitampu ezithatha i-Back Allegheny entabeni, enika indawo enhle yeentaba kwaye ithatha iindwendwe kwiidolophu ezidolophana zaseCass, ezigcinwe kakuhle.
IVirginia neTranskee Railroad, eNevada
Emva kokugubungela indlela ephawulekayo ukusuka eReno ukuya kwisixeko saseCarkon, indawo egcinwe kwiVirginia neColkee Railroad iyancipha ngakumbi namhlanje, ihamba ngeendlela ezili-14 ezihamba ngeendawo ezihle. Umzila unomqoqo omncinci weenjini zomoya kunye needizili kunye neemoto ezihamba ngeenqwelo-moya ezithwala abagibeli kwiizitim ehamba kunye nendlela yokuhamba, kunye neendwendwe zasebusika zihamba ngokugqithiseleyo.