Kusukela ngo-1968, iNew River Train isilokhu ithatha abahambi ngomgwaqo wonyaka wokuwa ngeNew River Gorge eWest Virginia . Uhambo lohambo olujikelezayo lwamamayela angu-300 ludwendwe olukhethekile oluvela eHuntington ukuya e-Hinton futhi lubuyele ngokushelela ngamamitha angu-65 ngokusebenzisa iNew River Gorge nezindawo ezimbili zokubuka indawo.
I-New River Train Excursion ingaphezu nje kokuhamba kwezitimela zamabhasi. Iningi lalezi ziqephu zeNew River Gorge alitholakali ngemoto, okwenza uhambo lube nethuba eliyingqayizivele lokubuka iNew River Gorge enhle.
Uzodlula amadolobheni asehostleni, amasayithi omdala wamalahle wamalahle, nezindawo eziningi ezibukeka kahle phakathi kweGorge. Iziqondiso ezihamba emotweni ngayinye zikhomba ukuthi amadolobha ahlukahlukene kanye nezinsalela zamasayithi ezindala zokumba amalahle asazobonakala emgwaqweni wesitimela ngaphesheya kweGorge. Lolu usuku olude, ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi ugqoka izingubo ezikhululekile nezicathulo ezinhle nokuhamba ubusuku obuhle ngaphambi kokuba uhambe.
Yini Ongayilindela Ku-Tour
Usuku lonke, ukuvakasha kweNew River Train emakhilomitha angu-300 nakho kunikeza ithuba lokuvakashela iTrimbmond Depot emlandweni, kanye ne-layover yamahora amathathu eHinton, lapho imikhosi ye-Railroad Day ibandakanya ukudla, ubuciko kanye nobuciko, nokuzijabulisa.
Uhambo ngalunye luya kusuka e-Huntington C & O Depot futhi luzoqala kuqala eSt. Albans ukuqoqa abanye abagibeli abaqeqeshi ngaphambi kokuqhubeka ngendawo yeTeays Valley noMfula weCanawha kuze kube semlonyeni weNew River kuGauley Bridge. Isitimela silandela uMfula omusha ukuze kusale uhambo oluya eHinton.
Uzodlula edolobheni laseCharleston kanye nesakhiwo se-State Capitol, i-Institute of Technology, Kanawha Falls, iDamu le-Hawks Nest kanye nebhuloho, umzila we-Stretcher Neck, iSandstone Falls, nedumela elidumile laseNew River Gorge Bridge eFayetteville. Ukwengeza, ungalindela ukubona izinto eziningi zomlando namadolobha avela enkathini yokumba izimayini zendawo.
Ulwazi olungaphezulu: Usuku, Isikhathi, Nendleko
I-New River Train iqhutshwa yi-non-profit Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society ukusiza isikhwama sokubuyiselwa kwemishini yesitimela, ukugcina imyuziyamu yayo kanye nemiklamo yomlando wesitimela. Amathikithi avame ukubiza phakathi kuka- $ 179 ngomuntu ngamunye ngephakheji elithi "iGugu" (ejwayelekile) kanye no-$ 600 ukuze uthole iphakheji yebhizinisi eliyigugu.
Izinsuku ze-New River Train zihamba ngezinyawo ziyi-Okthoba futhi zingashintsha unyaka nonyaka. Uhambo ngalunye luhamba luvela eHuntington ekuseni futhi luqoqa abagibeli ngokubhuka eSt. Albans naseMontgomery. Qinisekisa ukuthi uhlola iwebhusayithi yakho ukuze uthole uhlelo oluqondile.
I-New River Train isebenzisa ama-locomotives ase-Amtrak (diesel) kanye nengxube ye-Amtrak kanye neyodwa, Amtrak abaqeqeshiwe abahlala emaphandleni, abaqeqeshi bamagugu, ama-lounges, imoto yamapulangwe, i-lounge lounge, izindlu zokulala, ne-platform evulekile yemoto yangasese. Ungakwazi ukugibela nabanye abagibeli ezimotweni ezivamile noma ngisho nokuqasha imoto yakho yangasese yomndeni wakho, abangane noma ibhizinisi.