点评:The interior decor and employees are very nice. I think the "conductor" is quite the actor, looks like the time period of the early 1900's and does a speech in the train station so you're not actually on the train but still being entertained.
Upon boarding the train I noticed all the passenger cars had quite a bit of rust and deep corrosion on the roofs but the interiors were pretty fresh and comfortable.
The train then begins to go its six mile ride to Pine Grove, where the Fruit Company is and Mt. Hood winery. In the comfortable lounge ( we got the VIP tickets ) we were treated to "free" 2oz+ - mimosas , a small bag of pretzels and a candy bar. The only sodas served are a high profit margin carbonated drink, none of the standard stuff.
A few years ago the train went to Parkdale, 20 miles away, and through dozens of beautiful orchards with a great narrative as it went. One then had a buffet bar-b-q or visited any number of pubs, plus snacks and beverages on the train, etc. Now it goes six miles with a switchback included, terminating at a winery and gift shop, a fraction of its former glory and geared to get
The winery is very overpriced, $10 for what would be a sample at any other winery, a little over one ounce. One could drive to the winery and Fruit Company gift shop from Hood River in just a few minutes, thus saving a lot of money and paying $10 for a sip of wine might be fun!.
The gift shop has some interesting exhibits and the prices are not too high.
Overall the scenery is limited, quick, and of short duration, nothing at all like it was. They say it will be longer and go to Parkdale again one day but it's doubtful.
For those who never knew it in its heyday the trip will seem interesting and paying $60 each or so for a six-mile train ride might be fun if you don't care about money. We were disappointed. It appeared to be all about lining their pockets and minimal customer entertainment.
翻译:内部装饰和员工都非常好。我认为“列车长”很像演员,看起来像 20 世纪初的演员,并在火车站发表演讲,所以您实际上并没有在火车上,但仍在享受娱乐。
登上火车后,我注意到所有客车的车顶都生锈了,而且深度腐蚀,但内部非常清新舒适。
然后,火车开始行驶六英里,前往 Pine Grove,那里有水果公司和胡德山酒庄。在舒适的休息室(我们拿到了 VIP 票),我们“免费”享用了 2 盎司以上的含羞草鸡尾酒、一小袋椒盐卷饼和一块糖果。唯一供应的苏打水是一种利润率很高的碳酸饮料,没有任何标准饮料。
几年前,这列火车前往 20 英里外的帕克代尔,途中穿过数十个美丽的果园,一路上伴随着精彩的故事情节。然后,人们可以享用自助烧烤或参观任意数量的酒吧,还可以在火车上享用小吃和饮料等。现在,这条线路长达六英里,包括一条折返线路,终点是一座酒庄和礼品店,这里已不复往日的辉煌,而且可以买到
酒庄的价格非常高,在任何其他酒庄都可以买到的样品酒,只有一盎司多一点。人们只需几分钟就可以从胡德河开车到酒庄和水果公司礼品店,这样可以节省很多钱,而且花 10 美元喝一口酒可能很有趣!
礼品店有一些有趣的展品,价格也不太高。
总的来说,风景有限、很快、持续时间很短,与以前完全不同。他们说,路程会更长,有一天会再次去帕克代尔,但这令人怀疑。
对于那些在鼎盛时期从未了解过它的人来说,这次旅行似乎很有趣,如果你不在乎钱,每人花 60 美元左右乘坐六英里的火车可能会很有趣。我们很失望。他们似乎只关心赚钱,很少招待顾客。