Uhlelo lwesitimela sase-Alaska aluzange luqale ukuthutha abantu. Cha, lokhu kuhlanganisa amamitha angu-500 wezinsimbi nezinkuni kubonga ukunikezelwa kwabamabhizinisi abambalwa kanye nezombusazwe abanomoya wokuhweba oqhubekayo namhlanje. Njengoba befuna ukukhipha izinto ezivela emkhunjini kuya ogwini futhi ngokuphambene nalokho, isitimela sakhiwa eminyakeni engu-101 eyedlule ku-Ship Creek, futhi ekugcineni saba yinhloko ye- Anchorage .
Ukuthatha abantu lapha futhi kwafika ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngo-1923, lapho imigwaqo exhuma iziqhingi ze-Kenai ne-Interior kwakuyizinto ezinzima, ezigcwele ukungcola ezingafinyeleleka esimweni esibi sezulu. Ngesisisekelo sendawo esivele sisekhona sokuthuthwa kwempahla, inkampani yanezela izimoto zabagibeli futhi ekugcineni ihlelwe kumakhilomitha angu-500 emigwaqeni phakathi kweSeward neFrebanks , nakuba kunezitimela ezimbalwa ezahlukahlukene ezenza uhambo.
I-Alaska Railroad yanamuhla inikeza izivakashi ubuhle obungalingani, njengoba imizila ilandelela indlela yabo ezweni elingenamakhaya elicebile ezindaweni zasendle nemvelo. Njengoba kunemizila emithathu eyinhloko nomzila owodwa wonyaka, abagibeli abagibela noma yikuphi ukuhamba kwezitimela kukhona konke okuqinisekisiwe okuyingqayizivele kokuphila ngesikhathi sase-Alaska ehlobo.
Izitimela
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhamba ngosuku lokuhamba noma ukuhamba ebusuku, izitimela zase- Alaska Railroad yindlela elula yokubona isimo, futhi zonke izindlela ezintathu eziyinhloko zihamba nsuku zonke ehlobo kusukela emlandweni we-Anchorage Depot ku-1st Avenue ngaseShip Creek, lapho konke kuqale khona.
I- Coastal Classic ihamba ekuseni ngayinye ngo-6:45; ekuqaleni, yebo, kodwa ngeLanga elidumile leMidnight Night likhuphukile, ngeke ube nenkinga ekwenzeni indlela yakho esiteshini ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni ebhodini. Ukuya eSeward, abagibeli bangasebenzisa usuku ngosuku lokuhamba ngezinyawo, e-Alaska SeaLife Centre, noma bahlola idolobha ngaphambi kokugibela isitimela ngo-6 ntambama ukubuyela; noma, uchitha ubusuku kwenye yezindawo zokulala eziningana namahhotela endaweni.
I- Denali Star ihamba i-Anchorage ngo-8: 15 ekuseni i-Fairbanks, enezinyawo eTalkeetna naseDenali National Park endleleni. Uhambo olugcwele lithatha amahora angu-12, kodwa ngezindawo eziningi kakhulu nezinkomo zasendle, kuhlanganise neDenali intaba, ngubani okhathalelayo? Izinketho zihlanganisa ukuhamba kuze kufike eTalkeetna ngemisebenzi yakho bese uthola isitimela ngosuku olulandelayo; ukuhlala eDenali National Park futhi ujabulele ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, noma ukuphumula kule ndawo epaki ehlane; noma uhambo oluya e-Fairbanks lapho inotho yezinketho zokugcina ze-Frontier igcwele kusukela ngegolide i-panning eya e-cruise cruise. Noma ngabe ukhetha, qiniseka ukuthi uvikele ukubhuka ngokushesha njengoba lesi sitimela sithandwa.
Okokugcina, isitimela seGlacier Discovery sihlobo oluthile lokuhamba ngosuku, okwenza ukuhamba kwalabo abagibela emadolobheni ase-Whittier elula, kanye namathuba okusebenza okugcwele kwemisebenzi etholakalayo. Isitimela sishiya i-Anchorage ngo-9: 45 bese sifika e-Whittier ngo-12: 5, ngokufanele ukubamba i-cruise ngosuku ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Khona-ke, isitimela sibhekela eSpencer Whistle Stop, esetshenziswa yi-US Forest Service, sishiya abagibeli amahora ambalwa okugibela i-glacier, ukuhamba ngezinyawo noma umfula we-rafting. Isitimela siyabuya e-Grandview emangalisayo ngo-4: 30 ukukhetha wonke umuntu, futhi iphelela e-Anchorage cishe ngo-7: 30 ntambama
Isikhathi esivamile kunazo zonke esitimela e-Alaska, noma kunjalo, singaphakathi kwesitimela seTurkey Turn , isitimela sokugcina se-flagstop esishiye e-United States. Ngempela "i-flagstop" lapho abantu bevotela amafulegi, amashirts noma amajackthi kumqhubi ukuba ayeke futhi azikhethe, lokhu yisiyisisekelo sokuhamba kwangaphakathi okude. Abanye abantu babuyela emakhenini ehlobo, abanye bahamba ngezinyawo noma badoba usuku, kanti abanye bahamba ngezinsuku eziningana emapulathini ama-brushy ekamu. Ayikho indawo efana nayo, futhi akekho umqhubi ofana nomqhubi we-Warren Redfearn, isisekelo somzila oye wabiza "konke okuvela" iminyaka engu-20.
Imisebenzi
Awuqinisekile ukuthi iyiphi indlela ongayikhetha? I-Alaska Railroad inikeza abahambi ngezinketho eziningi zephakheji ezivela ku-serene kuya kusebenza. Zama ubusuku phakathi kweDenali National Park, noma imishini yokubalekela ukuyohlola amabhere.
Mhlawumbe ukubuka i-whale kuluhlu lwakho lwamabhakede. Noma i-jet boat boat ride? I-Alaska Railroad ithatha ukucindezeleka ngokuthola nokubhuka okukhangayo okuhlukene ngensizakalo yokubhuka okuwusizo, futhi lokho kuwuzuzisa isigidi esimini nomzamo.
Kudingeka ukwazi
I-Alaska Railroad inikeza izindlela ezimbili zokuhamba; I-Adventure Class kanye ne- Goldstar Service . I-Adventure Class iyindlela ekhululekile futhi engabizi kakhulu yokubona i-Alaska egibele isitimela, enefasitela yezithombe, inkonzo yokudlela, nokufinyelela emotweni yemoto. Imoto ye-dome ingagcwalisa ngokushesha ngoba iqala ukufika kuqala, kodwa abasebenzi bezitimela basebenza kanzima ukujikeleza abagibeli ukuze wonke umuntu abe nethuba lokubona ama-eagles, i-moose, amabhere kanye nezinye izilwane zasendle ezihamba emigwaqweni.
Isevisi ye-Goldstar yindawo yokubeka ama-premium namafasitela asebusweni, ikhonteli lokubuka ngaphandle elingaphandle, iziphuzo ezilula ezitholakala, ukudla kanye nomhlahlandlela wokuphendula yonke imibuzo yakho. Kubuye kufinyeleleke ngokugcwele. Hamba Tiphuzu: Ngesikhathi uzokhokha okuningi nge-Goldstar Service, kufanelekile imali eyengeziwe ukuze ujabulele ukubukwa kanye nensizakalo.