Ngethuba umnatha wesitimela eUnited States awukwazi ukuba ngowona uphezulu, xa kuziwa ekuhambeni kwee-epic train akukho nto inokuthi kukho ezinye iindlela ezinokuthi zifumaneke, kwaye indlela esuka eChicago ukuya eSttle ngokuqinisekileyo yenye yezo. Ukudlulela kwezinye iidolophu ezinkulu ezisenyakatho ezinjengeMinneapolis kunye nePellane, le ndlela ilandela indlela eqhutywe ngabahloli bamazwe baseYurophu, njengoko abahlali belo mmandla benza i-push back.
Xa sele waziwa ngokuba yiNkulu yeMntla yeNqanawa yaseMntla, i-backbone yale ndlela yenziwa nguJames J. Hill kwaye yancedisa ukudala uqhagamshelwano phakathi kwempuma kunye nentshonalanga yelizwe.
Umzila We-Builder Builder
Ukudlulela kwiindawo eziyisixhenxe kunye nokugubungela umgama wamawaka angamawaka amabini anamawaka amabini elinamayela eekhilomitha elinamibini amabini, uhambo oludlulayo oluphela nje kweentsuku ezimbini. Ukuhamba ukusuka e-Chicago, indlela ithatha kwisixeko saseMilwaukee ngaphambi kokulandela umlambo we-Mississippi umgama endleleni eya eMinapolis , apho kukho ukuma njengoko isitimela sithatha i-fuel kunye namanzi. Njengoko uhambo luqhubela phambili iidolophu kunye needolophu ezihamba ngendlela encinci, ngaphambi kokuba isitimela siqhekeke kwi-Spokane, sinye inxalenye yesitimela eya ePortland, ngelixa intsalela yesitimela ithatha indlela eya kwiMascade Mountains ukuya eS Seattle.
Ukuhamba Nokufika
Isikhululo seManyano saseChicago yindawo efanelekileyo ngokusuka kuyo ukuba uhambe ehambo lo bunzima, kwaye isiqingatha esikhulu se-1920 seHolo enkulu siyindawo emangalisayo yokulinda isitimela.
Iintsika eziphambi kwesi sakhiwo zibonisa kwakhona imbali ephawulekayo yale sikhululo, kwaye kuqikelelwa ukuba abantu abangaphezu kwamawaka angamashumi amahlanu basebenzisa i-Union Station nsuku zonke. Isitimela siphelela kwisikhululo se-King Street e Seattle, esincinane kwinqanaba elisemntla kunye nesitishi esityebileyo esibonisa enye imbali enkulu yomzila kweli lizwe.
Amaphukula avela kwi-Scenic of Journey
Ummandla ojikeleze iLa Crosse ngokuqinisekileyo apho indawo ehamba khona yohambo iqala ukuthakazelisa kakhulu, kunye noMlambo waseMississippi kunye nehlathi elikhusele iintaba ezenza indawo efanelekileyo yokuhamba kuyo. I-Glacier National Park yinto ekhangayo yolu hambo, kunye neendawo ezintle ezinokubakho kwiifestile, kunye nehedyuli zidla ixesha elide ukuzama ukuwela kule ndawo emini. Iintaba zeCascade zinika iintaba ezikhethiweyo kunye neendawo ezikhethiweyo zekhephu, ngelixa i-Cascade Tunnel ithatha isitimela phantsi kweyona ndawo.
Izinketho zeTikiti Kulohambo
Ngokuxhomekeka kukhetho lwakho kunye nohlahlo lwabiwo-mali, unako ukukhetha phakathi kokubhabha umgca wokulala uhambo, okanye ungalala kwenye yezihlalo zokuqeqesha ngexesha lohambo. Ukubhuka ngokulala ngokuqinisekileyo kuyona nto inokuzikhethela, kodwa kuninzi abantu abafumana ukuhamba kwisihlalo somqeqeshi ukuba bakhululeke ngokwaneleyo kwiimfuno zabo. Amagumbi amancinci ngamagumbi amancinci anamabini amabini kunye nefestile enkulu yecala, kunye neendwendwe ezinokufikelela kwiindawo zokuhlambela ezabelwana ngazo, ngelixa i-Superliner yokulala igcwele indawo kwaye ikwazi ukufikelela kwisitya sabucala kunye neyendlu yangasese, kunye ne-armchair kunye nefestile enkulu.
Ukuba uhamba nabantwana, igumbi lokulala lekhaya liyatholakala.
Yintoni onokuyilindela ebomini kwiTeve
Ukuhamba kunye ne-Amtrak kudla ngokuba ngamava amaninzi, kunye nesitokethi esingaqhubekiyo esinokuqala ukusuka kwi-brand entsha ukuya kwiitreni ezineminyaka elishumi okanye emashumi mabini ezelwe, kwaye njengoko inkampani ingenazo izithuthi, ngamanye amaxesha iyanokulibaziseka ngeendlela zokuhamba. Nangona kunjalo, abo bakhenkethi bokulala nabo banakho konke ukutya kwabo kubandakanyekile, okulungileyo kakhulu, kwaye nangona kungathatha ixesha elide, indawo engqongileyo ngokuqinisekileyo yenza iimeko ezingcono kunokuhamba. Iifiligi kunye neenjini zifakiwe, oku kuthetha ukuba unokuhamba kunye nomthwalo omncinci.