Passengers Stuck on Amtrak Train for 37 Hours

Passengers Stuck on Amtrak Train for 37 Hours
Passengers board an Amtrak train inside New York's Penn Station in New York on July 7, 2017. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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More than 500 passengers on an Amtrak train traveling from the Washington D.C. area to Florida had to spend 37 hours on board their train due to a rail derailment on its route.

The Amtrak Auto Train departed at 5.30 pm Monday from Lorton, Va., and was expected to reach its destination in Sanford, Fla., within 17 hours.

Efthymis Oraiopoulos
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