Passengers were stuck on an Amtrak train traveling from the D.C. area to Florida for almost a full day longer than expected after its route was diverted.
For Michael McFadden and his family, what began as a fun trip to Florida to visit Legoland turned into a nightmare after a train ride meant to last around 17 hours turned into a more than 35-hour ordeal.
McFadden, a software engineer for a media company, said his family had originally planned the trip for November, but they were forced to reschedule after their train was cancelled due to Hurricane Nicole.The Amtrak Auto Train was impacted by"significant delays" after a CSX freight train derailed in South Carolina, a spokesperson for Amtrak said in a statement early Wednesday morning. The Amtrak train was detoured off its normal route in order to continue operating south, they said.
He further questioned why the train was stopped at one point"in the middle of nowhere" for hours as the train waited for relief crew members to arrive.
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