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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 07 July 2015 - 10:17 PM

WABC-TV,  ABC-7 in New York, NY, 7/7/15:

 

Amtrak passengers stuck on train for 14 hours

 

What was supposed to be a 3-5 hour train ride from Chicago to St. Louis turned into a nearly 14-hour ordeal for dozens of Amtrak passengers.

They had to restart their journey once they returned to Union Station on Tuesday.

Ouch!

 

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Posted 08 July 2015 - 07:51 AM

Posted in the "Freight" forum: Rail cars derail near Pontiac, 2 minor injuries



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Posted 08 July 2015 - 08:00 AM

AP, 7/7:
 

Freight train derailment causes ordeal for Amtrak passengers

 

CHICAGO (AP) -- What was to be a five-hour trip between Chicago and St. Louis turned into a 14-hour ordeal for passengers aboard an Amtrak train due to a truck accident and the derailment of a freight train.

 

The train left Chicago late Monday with 150 passengers and returned to the city early Tuesday.

 

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