点评:The train ride through the Amish countryside was fantastic! The scenery was beautiful and breathtaking at times.
The experience of checking in to get our tickets to boarding the train to the facilities to the end of the train ride was seamless.
When we arrived at the train station, the parking lot was right there. It wasn’t much walking at all to get to the train depot just right across the train tracks.
We bought our tickets online and we picked them up at the train depot. I suggest to arrive at least 20 minutes before the train departs so that you can pick up your tickets and you can use the restrooms that are at the end of the train station area. The restrooms are newly renovated.
We also stopped at the gift shop, which had a lot of Strasburg railroad items and just train items in general anywhere from mugs to T-shirts to jewelry to calendars to kids toys.
It’s easy to figure out which train car to board as the lamp posts that are on the small campus there are numbered so you know which train card to board.
We purchased tickets for the first class lounge, which was $44 per adult,which was climate control, air-conditioned, and had comfortable velvet, swivel chairs, which made the ride smooth and you can turn and talk to you everyone in your party, and you can also turn and look out the window. There are little tables attached to the side of the train inside that you can put your drinks on you can also order drinks and snack snacks. This particular train car has a bathroom although it’s extremely small like a little closet.
The train ride itself was 45 minutes so 20 minutes down the track and 20 minutes back. The engine going down the track to Paradise, Pennsylvania is a steam engine train and then once you’re down in Paradise, the train engine moves to the back of the car and takes you back to Strasburg. One might think the price of this car was expensive, but it really was a comfortable ride. Also, during the train ride, the announcer talks about various things that you were seeing outside of the train windows, so that was a great narration.
You can also purchase other tickets for the open air car which I believe was around $27 per adult and they have coach cars as well which is not climate control. You have to open the windows.
Totally worth going on the train when you are in this area. We come every year to Lancaster, PA and next year won’t be taking the train again…so much fun! Highly recommended!
翻译:乘坐火车穿越阿米什人居住的乡村地区真是棒极了!沿途的风景美不胜收,有时甚至令人叹为观止。
从办理手续、领取车票,到登上火车并顺利抵达终点站,整个过程都十分顺畅。
到达火车站后,停车场就在附近,我们只需走过铁轨对面的短距离便能到达火车站台。
我们是在网上购买的车票,随后在火车站取票。我建议至少在火车出发前20分钟到达,这样就能领取车票,还能使用火车站区域尽头的洗手间。那些洗手间刚刚翻修过。
我们还去了纪念品商店,里面有许多斯特拉斯堡铁路主题的商品,以及各种与火车相关的物品,从马克杯、T恤、珠宝、日历到儿童玩具应有尽有。很容易就能判断该登上哪节车厢,因为那个小校园里的灯柱上都标有编号,这样就能知道该上哪节车厢了。
我们购买了头等舱休息室的票,每位成人的票价为44美元。那里有空调调节温度,还配有舒适的绒面旋转座椅,让旅程无比惬意。坐在上面可以转过身来与同行的人交谈,也可以转过身去欣赏窗外的景色。火车内部侧面设有小桌子,你可以把饮料放在上面,还可以点饮料和零食。这节车厢里还有一个洗手间,不过空间极其狭小,就像一个小壁橱而已。
整个旅程历时45分钟:20分钟前往目的地,20分钟原路返回。驶向宾夕法尼亚州帕拉迪斯的列车使用的是蒸汽机车;等到达帕拉迪斯后……火车的机车部分会移动到车厢后部,然后载着乘客返回斯特拉斯堡。或许有人会觉得这趟列车的票价偏贵,但实际上乘坐体验非常舒适。此外,在旅途中,广播员还会介绍火车窗外所能看到的各类景致,这种讲解相当精彩。
您还可以购买露天车厢的票,我记得票价约为每位成人27美元左右。另外也有普通车厢可供选择,不过那些车厢没有空调。必须把窗户打开。
身处这一带时,坐火车绝对是值得的体验。我们每年都会来宾夕法尼亚州的兰开斯特,不过明年就不坐火车了……真的太有趣了!强烈推荐!