Ukuhamba nge-Overground kungenye yezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokubona noma yiliphi izwe, kanti ngenkathi kungenzeka ukuba uhambe ukusuka e-East Coast ukuya e-West Coast ngamahora ambalwa emoyeni, akusiwona umuzwa uhambo noma izwe bahamba. Kunezindlela eziningi ezahlukene zokwenza uhambo, nokuthi ngabe uhamba ibhizinisi noma injabulo, ukuthatha isikhathi esengeziwe mayelana nohambo kungenza kube mnandi kakhulu.
Izindiza zasemakhaya zithengiswa ngokuncintisana, kodwa lezi zikhetho zivame ukubonisa indlela engabizi yokuhamba nayo.
Ukuwela Izwe Ngomzila
Nakuba u-Amtrak engasebenzisi inethiwekhi njengenjengesimiso senethiwekhi yesitimela etholakala eYurophu, kunezindlela eziningana zokufinyelela ezweni lonke ngesitimela. Labo abahamba kusukela empumalanga kuya entshonalanga banokukhetha umzila ongasenyakatho naseningizimu, nemizila emibili ephakathi, nemizila emithathu esenyakatho edlula eChicago, kanye nendlela eya eningizimu yezwe elidlula eNew Orleans naseHouston. Ukuhamba ngezitimela kuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokubona izwe, kanti ngenkathi ngokuqinisekile akuyona uhambo olusheshayo lunikeza amafasitela amakhulu kulabo abafuna ukujabulela imibono, kanye nokukhethwa kwekhishi ukuze ulale uhamba.
Ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezweni lonke
Lokhu kuyindlela ethakazelisayo, njengoba kuncike ngokuphelele ekuphandeni kwabanye abahamba ngendlela efanayo, kepha uma ukhululekile futhi unendlela yokugcina izimoto ezidlula kuwe, nakanjani kungenzeka ukushaywa ngogu kusuka ogwini olusogwini.
Kufanele kuqaphele ukuthi abaningi bathi akuvumelekile ukushaywa umgwaqo emgwaqeni omkhulu ngoba kuyingozi ukudonsa lapho, kepha uma ushaya ngokusuka kumgwaqo, awunakwenzeka ukungena kunoma iyiphi inkinga. Iphuzu elilodwa elihle lokukhwabanisa ngempumelelo ukuzama futhi kubonakale libonakala, ngoba lokhu kuzokwenza abantu bakwazi ukukukhetha.
Uhambo lomgwaqo
Ukushayela kungenye yezindlela eziningi zokuthutha zaseMelika, njengoba abantu abaningi ezweni bephethe imoto. Ukushayela ezweni lonke kuyinto engenziwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa uma ugijima, kepha ukuthola ulwazi olugcwele kungcono ukuphuma emgwaqeni omkhulu futhi uhlole ezinye zezindlela zasemaphandleni. Umzila ohamba phambili wokuhamba komgwaqo uzoxhomeka lapho ufuna ukuqala nokuphela khona, kepha omunye wezinkambo ukushayela e-Chicago bese ulandela umzila 66 ukuya eCalifornia. Qinisekisa ukuthi uhlala embhedeni womama ne-pop kanye nezindawo zokudla kwasekuseni uphinde uphumule njalo ukuze ujabulele indawo ohamba ngayo, ngoba kuzokusiza ukuba ube nakho okungazikhunjulwa ngempela.
Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili E-United States
Lena enye yezindlela ezithakazelisayo kakhulu zokubona izwe, kanti ngenkathi uhamba kuyindlela engathatha isikhathi eside, kungenzeka ukumboza lokhu ngomjikelezo kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa. Kuye ngomzila oyithathayo kanye nesivinini sakho sokuhamba ngebhayisikili, lokhu kungahlukahluka kakhulu, ikakhulukazi njengoba umzila oqondile kakhulu ezweni lonke akuyona indlela ethakazelisayo kunazo zonke noma ekhangayo kunazo zonke. Enye indlela ongakhetha ngayo yiTrans America Trail, engaphezu kwamamayela angama-4 000, egijima edolobheni lase-Astoria e-Oregon liya eYorktown eVirginia, futhi ngokuvamile ithatha izinyanga ezintathu ukuqedela.
Ukuhamba NgaseMelika
Kunabantu abambalwa abakhetha lolu khetho, ngoba kuyindlela enhle kakhulu yokuhamba, futhi cishe kuzosithatha isikhathi esiningi, kusukela ezinyangeni ezine ukuya ngonyaka ukuqedela. Noma kunjalo, kuyinkinga enhle futhi inikeza ithuba lokukhetha ezinye izindlela ezikhangayo, nokuwela kweRockies enye yezinketho ezizokwenza izinkumbulo zihlale isikhathi eside.
Ngendawo, izindawo ezihamba emgwaqeni, kanye nezimpawu zomlando, i-United States ngokuqinisekile iyindawo efanelekile yokuhlola.