The Amtrak train from Detroit to Chicago Friday night stranded passengers without food, water or electricity for nearly 15 hours, some riders said.
Passengers lived through an Amtrak nightmare over the weekend, getting stuck on a train from Detroit to Chicago for more than 15 hours without electricity, bathrooms, water or food.
"Within the first hour they ran out of water. There was no water for anybody to drink," Behring said. "They said they were calling crews, they were calling engineering crews hoping to get some power restored."And the delays didn't stop there. Amtrak said a passenger medical issue forced another delay, and by the time the train reached Hammond, Ind., the couple said Amtrak crews told them they couldn't work anymore.
For those who didn't get off the train in Northwest Indiana, Amtrak says it finally arrived in Chicago at 12:03 a.m.. meaning anyone who boarded at the beginning of the route had been traveling for 19 hours. Passengers ABC7 spoke with said while the compensation is a nice offer, the question many have is what about compensation for the plans either rescheduled, canceled or lost.Train 351 was stopped west of Ann Arbor, MI due to a mechanical issue. Train 353 then coupled to Train 351, and the train operated as a "double train" to Chicago. The combined trains arrived in Chicago at 12:03 a.m., 13.5 hours behind schedule on Train 351's schedule, 10 hours behind on Train 353's schedule.
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