点评:Really fun day. Attendants Zach and Avery did a terrific job of keeping us supplied with (included) snacks - Route 11 chips and cookies, plus coffee and sodas. Husband had sangria, which cost a little extra. THANK YOU for serving Virginia wine on board! Nice selection from Kings Family Vineyards and Wisdom Oak Winery; I understand the choices change periodically. So important to represent local products, which they also do with the chips and cookies.
I didn't notice that you could order lunch when you bought the tickets online, so we didn't get lunch (can't order on board), but that was fine - it's only three hours. Gets hot up top in the dome car (bring shades and a hat), but we were able to move down to the dining car for the return route because no one was in it (slower day, I guess - a Thursday).
The train itself was really nice - lovely Art Deco touches, felt very authentic to its period despite its rehab.
The scenery was nice - about what you'd expect. Agriculture, distant mountains, rural towns still holding on. Pleasant and relaxing. The taped narration was just enough - told you a bit of what you were seeing, some history, etc without being too instrusive.
Well organized overall. I heard one of the staff say that the station itself is being renovated, so presumably before too long they'll have a bathroom you can use. But there are bathrooms in each train car that are perfectly fine, so it's really not a problem.
Within an easy-walking block of the station are Ox-Eye Vineyards Tasting Room, Cider from Mars, and Ramulose Ridge Vineyards Tasting Room, which makes for a fun add-on. (Check days/hours.)
翻译:真是愉快的一天。乘务员Zach和Avery非常出色地为我们提供了(已包含的)零食——11号线薯片和饼干,以及咖啡和汽水。我丈夫喝了桑格利亚酒,需要额外付费。感谢列车上提供弗吉尼亚葡萄酒!Kings Family Vineyards和Wisdom Oak Winery的葡萄酒选择很棒;我知道酒品会定期更换。展现本地特色非常重要,薯片和饼干也体现了这一点。
我在网上购票时没注意到可以点午餐,所以我们没有吃到午餐(车上不能点),不过没关系——只有三个小时。圆顶车厢顶部很热(记得带遮阳伞和帽子),但我们回程时可以换到餐车,因为餐车上没什么人(我猜是周四,人流比较少)。
火车本身非常漂亮——装饰艺术风格很美,尽管经过了翻修,但仍然保留了当时的时代特色。
风景很美——和你想象的差不多。田园风光、远山、依然保留的乡村小镇。令人愉悦又放松。录音解说也恰到好处——介绍了一些你看到的内容、一些历史等等,但又不会太过突兀。
整体来说组织得很好。我听一位工作人员说车站本身正在翻修,所以想必不久之后就会有卫生间供你使用。不过每节车厢里都有卫生间,而且都很好,所以这真的不成问题。
从车站步行一个街区就能到达Ox-Eye Vineyards Tasting Room、Cider from Mars和Ramulose Ridge Vineyards Tasting Room,这算是一个不错的补充。(请查看日期/时间。)