点评:I love old trains, so we had to do this during our brief stay in the Rusk/Palestine area. The only excursion running on the date we were there was the Rusk Turntable Run -- a 90-minute jaunt from Rusk to the Maydelle turntable and back again -- but that was fine because we just wanted to experience the train. We had booked in the cheapest car ($20 per person, before tax and "preservation fee" of $3), but we got lucky: a HUGE group of school kids was also booked into that same car that day, and because we are senior citizens, the lady at the ticket counter had mercy on us (haha) and relocated us to a more expensive car. Our guide, Joyce, was spry, delightful, and knowledgeable. (She said she is 82 years old and has been doing this for 15 years! Rock on, Joyce!!) The turntable is a marvel of engineering, and I enjoyed watching our engine get rotated for our return trip.
翻译:我热爱老式火车,所以在拉斯克/巴勒斯坦地区短暂逗留期间,我们一定要体验一下。我们去的那天只有拉斯克转盘之旅——从拉斯克到梅德尔转盘再返回,全程90分钟——不过这正合我们心意,因为我们只是想体验一下火车。我们预订了最便宜的车厢(每人20美元,不含税和3美元的“保护费”),但运气不错:那天一大群学生也订了同一节车厢,而且因为我们是老年人,售票处的女士很体谅我们(哈哈),帮我们换到了更贵的车厢。我们的导游乔伊斯精神矍铄、热情友好、知识渊博。(她说她已经82岁了,从事这份工作15年了!乔伊斯,真棒!!)转盘真是工程奇迹,我很喜欢看火车头旋转着返回。