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.
But due to a CSX freight train derailment ahead of it, the train was delayed for an extra 20 hours, much of which was spent stationary in rural South Carolina, where they waited for a relief crew to arrive.
During this period, passengers were allegedly told that they couldn’t get off the train, reported NBC….