点评:There are static exhibits, lots of text, hardly any staff on hand, so there was no one to talk to if you had a question. Very few visitors, too. We accidentally took the elevator to the top floor (staff only) and were told in no certain terms that it was off limits.
The introductory video was good; it gave us background on Altoona's railroad history. But the exhibits themselves felt like they'd been there for decades. There were a few (mostly rusting) railroad engines and cars and you couldn't go into any of them. There was no one in the roundhouse to talk to.
You'd be better off doing some online reading about Altoona and then driving around the city to see the railroad sights. There's still an active train yard; if you're lucky you can see engines and cars being moved around. You can also easily see the old yard. It was fun walking around.
There are also many places in Altoona to watch the trains go by. Some are bridges where you can see freight trains lumbering by below you. You don't have to wait long to see (or hear) a train in Altoona! There are also train-watching sites in many other local towns and at Horseshoe Curve (you have to pay, but you can see a train fairly close-up).
翻译:展览都是静态的,文字很多,几乎没有工作人员,所以如果你有问题,没人可以问。游客也很少。我们不小心乘电梯到了顶楼(仅限工作人员),并被告知那里是禁区。
介绍视频很好;它为我们介绍了阿尔图纳的铁路历史。但展览本身感觉已经存在了几十年。有几台(大部分生锈的)火车发动机和车厢,你不能进入其中任何一个。机车库里没有人可以交谈。
你最好在网上阅读一些关于阿尔图纳的信息,然后开车在城里转一圈,看看铁路的风景。这里仍然有一个活跃的火车站;如果你幸运的话,你可以看到火车发动机和车厢在移动。你也可以很容易地看到旧火车站。四处走走很有趣。
在阿尔图纳还有很多地方可以看火车经过。有些是桥,你可以看到货运列车在你下面笨拙地驶过。在阿尔图纳,您无需等待太久就能看到(或听到)火车的声音!许多其他当地城镇和 Horseshoe Curve 也有观火车地点(您需要付费,但可以近距离观看火车)。