Ngenkathi inethiwekhi yesitimela e-United States ingase ingabi yinkimbinkimbi kunazo zonke, uma kuziwa ekuhambeni kwezitimela ezihamba phambili akungabazeki ukuthi kunezinketho eziningi ezitholakalayo, futhi umzila ovela eChicago kuya eSttletle ngokuqinisekile ungomunye wabo. Ehamba eminye yemidolobha emikhulu enyakatho efana neMinneapolis ne-Spokane, lo mzila ulandela indlela ehambelana nabahloli bamazwe baseYurophu, njengoba abahlali belo daba benza isisindo sabo entshonalanga.
Kanye esaziwa ngokuthi i-Great Northern Railway, umgogodla walo mzila wadalwa nguJames J. Hill futhi wasiza ukwakha isixhumanisi phakathi kwezwe langasempumalanga nasentshonalanga yezwe.
Umzila Wobuqambi Bombuso
Ehamba emazweni ayisikhombisa futhi ehlanganisa ibanga lamamayela angaphezu kwamakhulu amabili namakhulu amabili, lolu luhambo lwama-epicula oluhlala nje ngaphansi kwezinsuku ezimbili, ngokuhamba okuningi kuthatha phakathi kwamahora angu-40 nanhlanu nesithupha. Ukuhamba ukusuka eChicago, umzila uthatha edolobheni laseMilwaukee ngaphambi kokulandela umfula iMisissippi ibanga endleleni eya eMinneapolis , lapho kukhona khona isitimela njengoba isitimela sithatha uphethiloli namanzi. Njengoba lolu hambo luqhubekela phambili emadolobheni nasemigwaqweni ehamba emgwaqweni uba mncane, ngaphambi kokuba isitimela sihlukane e-Spokane, sinye ingxenye yesitimela eya ePortland, kanti ingxenye esele isitimela ithatha umzila ngokusebenzisa iMascade Mountains eya eSttle.
Ukuhamba Nokufika
I-Chicago's Union Station yindawo enhle kakhulu okumele ihambe ngayo kulolu hambo, kanti izinga elikhulu le-1920s leHholo elikhulu liyindawo emangalisayo yokulinda isitimela.
Izinsika eziphambi kwesakhiwo nazo zibonisa umlando othakazelisayo walesi siteshi, futhi kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu abangaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amahlanu basebenzisa i-Union Station nsuku zonke. Isitimela siphelela esiteshini sase-King Street eS Seattle, esiseduze nendawo edolobheni futhi isiteshi esithakazelisayo esibonisa umlando omkhulu wesitimela kule ngxenye yomhlaba.
Amaphuzu avelele we-Scenic Of The Journey
Indawo ezungeze iLa Crosse ngokuqinisekile indawo lapho uhambo luqala khona ukuthakazelisa kakhulu, uMfula iMississippi kanye nehlathi lihlanganisa izintaba ezenza indawo enhle yokuhamba kuyo. I-Glacier National Park yinye into ekhangayo yohambo, ngezinye izigcawu ezithandekayo ezingasetshenziswa kumafasitela, futhi isimiso ngokuvamile sihlelelwe ukuzama ukudlula kule ndawo emini. Izintaba ze-Cascade zinikeza izintaba nezindawo ezivelele kakhulu zeqhwa, ngenkathi idonsa emgodini weCascade ithatha isitimela ngaphansi kwesiphambano esiphakeme.
Izinketho zamathikithi Kuhambo
Kuye ngokuthandayo kanye nesabelomali, ungakhetha phakathi kokubhuka ibhuloho lokulala, noma ungalala kwenye yezihlalo zokuqeqeshwa ngesikhathi uhambo. Ukubhuka umuntu olalayo ngokuqinisekile kuyindlela ekhululekile kakhulu, kodwa kunabantu abaningi abathola ukuhamba esihlalweni somqeqeshi ukuze bahlale bekhululekile ngokwanele ngezidingo zabo. Amakamelo amancane ngamakamelo amancane kunazo zonke ezinamafasitela amabili nefasitela elikhulu lezithombe, nezivakashi ezikwazi ukuthola izakhiwo zokugeza ezabelwana ngazo, kanti i-Superliner yokulala igcwele isikhala futhi ikwazi ukufinyelela eshaweni yangasese neyendlu yangasese, kanye nesitulo sezingubo kanye nefasitela elikhulu.
Uma uhamba nezingane, ikamelo lokulala lomndeni liyatholakala.
Yini Ongayilindela Ekuphileni Ku-Train
Ukuhamba no-Amtrak kuvamise ukuhlangenwe nakho okuphazamisayo, okuhambisana nokukhishwa kwempahla okungaba kusuka emayelana nemoto emisha kuya ezitimeleni ezineminyaka eyishumi noma engamashumi amabili ubudala, futhi njengoba inkampani ingenayo imigwaqo yesitimela, ngezinye izikhathi ingase ibambezeleke yi-traffic traffic. Kodwa-ke, lawo makamelo okulala abuyele nazo zonke izidlo zawo ezibandakanya, okuyinto enhle kakhulu, futhi nakuba kungathatha isikhathi eside, indawo enokunethezeka ngokuqinisekile yenza okuthile okungcono kunokuhamba ngezindiza. Amathawula nama-linens afakiwe, okusho ukuthi ungaphinde uhambise nemithwalo encane kakhulu.