点评:We had such a lovely time on the Hill country Flyer train. Arrived early, we were able to take lots of pictures of the train. The conductor and engineer at the back of the train where we sat, were especially friendly and chatted to us for ages, telling us lots of information. The carriages are all so beautifully restored, they’re a joy to sit in on the 2hr ride to Burnet where we stopped for lunch for over an hour. I highly recommend Warehouse BBQ and Meetery, 305 N Water Street for lunch in Burnet (not included/seperate to this booking). We wondered around Burnet and their cute shops before we walked back to the train and looked around the cute ticket office at Burnet, had a chat to the driver before we set back to Austin. The train goes through 2 beautifully rural parts of Texas, alongside through the built up central parts of Leander, Liberty Hill and Bertram before Burnet, some large industrial lots with steel, quarry’s, machinery, all very interesting to see from train window. Ticket price represented the huge amount of work and money goes into running these trains, all by volunteers, so I was happy to pay to keep heritage lines like this alive. The website has lots of info on the seating plans and layouts of the different coaches, so take your time research and pick seats based on what you prefer, décor, privacy, seating wise. I prefer the sociable, spacious lounges so we found seats there easily 6 weeks in advance for the Easter weekend. Although didnt book them, I found the private 4-8 people rooms a lot darker with simple chairs, than the more sociable, airy, light and plushly furnished lounges, but the rooms are very private if that’s your thing. Coffee, water, juice, and light snacks provided, which was a nice touch in every car. Lots of free parking, get there 1hr-45mins early so you’re not rushed as there’s a cute little museum at the ticket office, else you’ll have to speed past these things. Spend your money in Burnet, lots of cute shops and restaurants.
翻译:我们在 Hill country Flyer 火车上度过了一段美好的时光。我们很早就到了,拍了很多火车的照片。我们坐在火车后部的列车长和工程师特别友好,和我们聊了很久,告诉我们很多信息。车厢都经过了精心修复,在前往 Burnet 的 2 小时车程中,坐在车厢里是一种享受,我们在车厢里停下来吃了一小时以上的午餐。我强烈推荐 Warehouse BBQ and Meetery,305 N Water Street,在 Burnet 吃午餐(不包括在内/单独预订)。我们在 Burnet 及其可爱的商店里闲逛,然后走回火车,环顾了 Burnet 可爱的售票处,在返回奥斯汀之前与司机聊了聊。火车穿过德克萨斯州 2 个美丽的乡村地区,沿着 Leander、Liberty Hill 和 Bertram 的建成中心地区,然后到达 Burnet,那里有一些大型工业区,里面有钢铁、采石场、机械,从火车窗户看出去非常有趣。票价代表了运营这些火车所投入的大量工作和金钱,所有这些都是由志愿者完成的,所以我很乐意为保持这样的传统线路的活力而付费。该网站有很多关于不同车厢的座位安排和布局的信息,所以请花时间研究并根据你的喜好选择座位,包括装饰、隐私、座位等。我更喜欢社交性强、宽敞的休息室,所以我们在复活节周末之前 6 周就很容易在那里找到了座位。虽然没有预订,但我发现 4-8 人的私人房间比更社交、通风、明亮且布置豪华的休息室要暗得多,椅子也很简单,但如果你喜欢的话,这些房间非常私密。提供咖啡、水、果汁和小吃,每辆车都很不错。有很多免费停车位,提前 1 小时 45 分钟到达,这样你就不会很匆忙,因为售票处有一个可爱的小博物馆,否则你就得快速通过这些东西了。在伯内特花钱吧,这里有很多可爱的商店和餐馆。