Palibe chomwe chimakhala chosangalatsa ngati ulendo wa sitima. Muli ndi nthawi yoganizira malo onse popanda kudera nkhawa za pamsewu ndi ngozi za pamsewu. Ngati maulendo anu amakufikitsani ku West Virginia, mungasankhe kuchoka ku maulendo anayi a njanji.
Cass Scenic Railroad
Cass Scenic Railroad inayamba ngati sitima yamatabwa, yomwe inali mbali ya mafakitale a ku West Virginia a m'zaka za m'ma 1900. Anthu omwe amagwiritsa ntchito sitima zapamtunda masiku ano, ankawombera nkhuni ndi matabwa omwe anamaliza kumadzulo.
Masiku ano, mukhoza kukwera njanji kuchokera ku Cass kupita ku Whittaker Station ndi kumbuyo, ulendo wa maora awiri, kapena kupitilira ku Bald Knob kapena ku Spruce, iliyonse ya theka ndi theka la ulendo wozungulira kuchokera ku Cass. Sitimayi imakhala yotseguka komanso yokhotakhota magalimoto. Mukhoza kubweretsa chakudya kuti mudye sitima kapena kugula chotupitsa pa Whittaker Station.
Malinga ndi G. Fred Bartels, Trainmaster, sitimayo imatha kukhala ndi anthu ogwira ntchito olumala anayi paulendo uliwonse. Mphunzitsi wina ali ndi njinga ya olumala yomwe imatha kutumiza mipando yambiri ya olumala. Mawindo apamwamba pa station ya Whittaker, malo otchedwa Bald Knob ndi Spruce angakhale ochepa; chonde pitani patsogolo kuti mudziwe zambiri komanso kukonzekera chithandizo.
Sitima zimayenda tsiku ndi tsiku kuchokera kumapeto a Chikumbutso kumapeto kwa September, Lachisanu ndi Lamlungu mu September ndi tsiku lonse mu Oktoba. Zochitika zapadera zikuphatikizapo Elf Train yamadzulo mu December ndi kuphana zozizwitsa. Mitengo ya matikiti imasiyanasiyana mwa njira, tsiku la sabata ndi nyengo.
Cass ndi pafupi maola anai ndi galimoto kuchokera ku Pittsburgh ndi maola asanu kuchokera ku Washington, DC. Ngati izo ziri kutali kwambiri kuti mutenge ulendo wopita mu tsiku limodzi, mukhoza kukhala usiku mu "nyumba ya kampani," yomwe kale munali ogwira ntchito yogula matabwa, m'chipinda cha m'chipululu kapena mu caboose.
Mphungu Yam'mlengalenga yotchedwa Scomic Railroad
Mtsinje wa Potomac wotchedwa Scenic Railroad umatchula dzina lake kuchokera ku ziwombankhanga zomwe zimawoneka m'mapiri omwe amapezeka mumtsinje wa Potomac.
Malo otchedwa Wappocomo Station a Potomac, malo oti achoke pa sitima zonse, ali ku Romney, pafupi maola awiri ndi hafu ndi galimoto kuchokera ku Washington, DC, ndi maola atatu kuchokera ku Pittsburgh. Sitima ya Potomac Eagle imatengedwa ndi magalimoto a General Motors omwe anamangidwa kumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 1940 ndi m'ma 1950. Mukhoza kukhala panja kapena magalimoto oyendetsa galimoto. Pali malo ovomerezeka omwe ali m'kati mwa sitimayo, ndipo mukhoza kubweretsa kozizira pang'ono. Maulendo ambiri ndi maola atatu ndi hafu yaitali, koma mphungu ya Potomac imapanganso ulendo wa tsiku lonse.
Mphungu ya Potomac imatha Loweruka Julai mpaka September, tsiku ndi tsiku mu Oktoba, ndi zochitika zapadera zamlungu kumapeto kwa November ndi December. Mitengo ya matikiti imasiyanasiyana nthawi ndi kutalika kwa ulendo.
Galimoto imodzi ya sitimayi imagwirizanitsa galimoto (katundu wa theka, wopita hafu) okhala ndi mipando 16, zipinda zopuma zosamalirako ndi khomo lotsekemera mokwanira kuti akwaniritse njinga yamoto, motero Pulezidenti wa Potomac Eagle Dan Snyder. Ogwiritsa ntchito magetsi angagwiritsenso ntchito njinga ya olumala ya sitimayi kuti apite ku ma wheelchairs awo, omwe angayime pa tebulo mu imodzi ya magalimoto ena. Ndi bwino kutchula ofesi yosungirako malo, makamaka mu Oktoba, pamene sitimayo imakhala ndi magalimoto 16, motero anthu ogwira ntchito amatha kulemekeza sitimayi kuti apeze mosavuta.
Sitima ya Railway ya Durbin & Greenbrier Valley
Sitimayi ya Durbin & Greenbrier Valley imapereka maulendo anayi oyendetsa njanji. Ambiri amachokera ku Elkins, koma Durbin Rocket, yomwe imatengedwa ndi sitima zapamadzi zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pa sitima zamatabwa, masamba a Durbin, ndi Cheat Mountain Salamander zimapereka ulendo wopita ku Elkins ndi Cheat Bridge. Chipata Chatsopano cha Tygart ndi Maphunziro Odyera Phiri a Phiri akuchokera ku Elkins. Mutha kugona mu "Castoway Caboose," yomwe imadodometsedwa ndi Durbin Rocket ndipo imatha usiku umodzi m'misasa ya mtsinje.
Maulendo akuyenda amasiyana maola awiri mpaka asanu ndi awiri. Sitima zambiri zimagwira kumapeto kwa sabata kuyambira May mpaka September ndikuwonjezera maulendo a tsiku la sabata mu October. Maphunziro a Chakudya Chakumapiri a Phiri ali ndi ndandanda yochepa. Tiketi ya maulendo ena amaphatikizapo buleti ya sandwich, ndipo mitengo ya tikiti imasiyanasiyana ndi ulendo komanso nyengo.
Malinga ndi spokesman wa Durbin & Greenbrier Railroad, Amanda Swecker, "Durbin Rocket ili ndi magalimoto olumikizira anthu olumala," koma akuwonjezera kuti ena mwa sitima zapamwamba sizinali. Chonde itanani foni kuti mudziwe zambiri.
Mtsinje wa New River
Mtsinje wa New River umangoyenda maulendo anayi pachaka, pamapeto a Oktoba, ndipo matikiti ndi okwera mtengo. Kuyenda kwa njanji zapamtunda komanso kukonda malo okongola, ulendo wa makilomita 300 uli ndi ndalama iliyonse, chifukwa mtsinje wa New River Train umadutsa ku New Virginia Gorge National River, yomwe ili mbali ya US National Park, ndipo malowo ndi okongola kwambiri. The New River Train, yomwe ikugwiritsidwa ntchito ndi Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, imagwiritsa ntchito amtrak ndi sitima zapamwamba. Mukhoza kukwera sitima ku Huntington kapena St. Alban kuti mupite ku Hinton ndi kubwerera. Huntington ndi maola awiri ndi hafu ndi galimoto kuchokera ku Columbus, Ohio, maola anayi ndi hafu kuchokera ku Pittsburgh ndipo pafupifupi maora asanu ndi awiri kuchokera ku Washington, DC.
Mitengo ya matikiti imasiyanasiyana ndi mtundu wa utumiki. Utumiki woyamba umaphatikizapo chakudya cham'mawa ndi chakudya cham'mawa, pamene utumiki wa ophunzitsa suli. Zakudya zosakaniza ndi zakumwa zosaledzeretsa zilipo kugula sitimayo, ndipo mukhoza kugula chakudya mukamaima ku Hinton. Sitimayi siyolumikiza olumala; Ngati mumagwiritsa ntchito njinga ya olumala mudzafunika kuyenda ndi mnzanu. Lankhulani ndi CP Huntington Railroad Historical Society kuti mudziwe zambiri.