Nakuba i-Amtrak iningi labantu eliqaphelayo namhlanje liyi-web lines emigqeni encane yokuxhuma amadolobha amakhulu ezweni lonke, amakhulu engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye neshumi nesishiyagalolunye wabona inqwaba yamakhamphani ahamba ngesitimela asebenza kubagibeli kanye nempahla ezweni lonke. Namuhla iningi lala migqa liye lahlekelwa ukuthutha ngomgwaqo, kodwa izitimela ezimbalwa ezigcinwe zizosiza ukugcina ifa lemigqa emihle iphila.
Ukuhamba uhambo olugcinwe isitimela ngokuvamile akuyona into ehamba phambili yokuthola ukusuka ku-A kuya ku-B, kodwa kunalokho iyawugubha uhambo, kanti i-United States inezinketho ezinhle kakhulu zokuzijabulisa uma ubheka uhambo olunjalo.
I-Rail State State Railroad
Ukumboza umzila wamamayela angamashumi amabili nanhlanu phakathi kwamadolobha asePalestine naseRussik, isitimela sakhiwe ekuqaleni ukuthutha imishini yensimbi e-Rusk Penitentiary, futhi amathrekhi nomzila walungiswa futhi wabekwe iziboshwa zasejele. Namuhla kunezinhlobo zokuhamba kwezimoto zamanzi nezama-diesel ezidonsa izitimela ngale ndlela, ezidlula kwezinye izindawo ezikhangayo eziyingxenye yepaki yombuso.
Isitimela se-Grand Canyon
Kusukela edolobheni likaWilliam, e-Arizona, lo mzila uhambo oluhle kakhulu eNingizimu Rim yezinye zezinto ezidume kakhulu kuwo wonke ama-United States, i- Grand Canyon . Kunezitimela ezintathu ngosuku oluhlanganisa lolu hambo olungamamitha ayisithupha namane, futhi kukhona nezinjini ze-diesel nezithambile ezihamba ngendlela, okuye kwaletha izivakashi kusayithi iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu.
I-Mount Washington Cog Railway
Umzila wesitimela wokuqala oye wavunywa phakathi nekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalolunye leminyaka, iziphathimandla zendawo zaqinisekisa ukuthi umklami nomdayisi uSyvester Marsh akasoze athola isimiso se-rack ne-pinion wesitimela ukusebenza. Namuhla isitimela sisabanikeza indlela enhle yokuya emhlanganweni, ikakhulukazi sicabanga ukuthi yisitimela sesibili esiphezulu salo hlobo emhlabeni, sigqugquzela isilinganiso esingaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-25 ku-2.8 miles ngehora, kuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora ukuya qedela ukuphakama kwamamitha amathathu.
I-Royal Gorge Route, e-Colorado
I-Royal Gorge ingenye yezinto ezikhangayo kunazo zonke e-Colorado, intaba engamakhulu emigqumeni esuka emanzini omfula, futhi lo wesitimela uthatha abantu ngasemgodini walo mhle kakhulu. Kukhona izimoto ezinamafasitela e-panoramic kanye namapulangwe okubukwa kwesilazi, kuyilapho labo abahamba ngosuku abanesimo sezulu esihle bangasebenzisa imoto evulekile ukuze bajabulele ngempela indawo ekhangayo.
I-Illinois Railway Museum
Le myuziyamu ineqoqo elikhulu kunawo wonke lamakhamera e-steam, e-electrical and diesel e-United States, kanye neqoqo elikhulu lamakhilomitha, amaloli, kanye neyunithi yensiza enezinhlamvu eziningi ezibizwa nge-'Nebraska Zephyr '. Umzila lapho izitimela zisebenza khona zihamba ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-5 eklanyelwe ukukhombisa ukuqoqwa kwemishini yesitimela, ehluke kunomzila wesitimela ogcinwe kakhulu ophethe izinjini ezigijima endaweni yesitimela ekhona.
I-Cass Scenic Railway, eWest Virginia
Lesi sitimela sakhiwe ekuqaleni ukuze sisebenze imboni yamatshe kanye nendawo yokugaya endaweni, nedolobha laseCass elizungeze lo mill. Namuhla isitimela siyaziwa ngezindawo ezihamba phambili ezithinta izitimela ezithinta izitimela zeNtaba ye-Back Allegheny, enikezela indawo enhle yezintaba futhi ithatha izivakashi endaweni edolobheni laseCass, eligcinwe kahle.
I-Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Nevada
Ngaphandle kokufaka umzila othakazelisayo ovela eReno ukuya eKidonon edolobheni, indawo egcinwe eVirginia neColkee Railroad iyancipha kakhulu namuhla, ihlanganisa umzila wamamayela angu-14 ngokusebenzisa indawo ehle kakhulu. Isitimela sinomqoqo omncane wezinjini nama diesel kanye nezimoto ezihamba ngezimpahla ezithwele abagibeli emigwaqweni ehamba emgwaqeni, kanti ukuhamba kwebhisikidi ebusika kubonakala ngokumangalisayo.