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[KevinKorell]

WABC-TV, ABC-7 in New York, NY, 1/4/22:

 

 

     220 passengers stuck on Amtrak train heading to NYC due to inclement weather, power outages  

 

 

Passengers on an Amtrak train headed to New York are stuck in Virginia because of power outages and bad weather.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WSB-TV, Channel 2 in Atlanta, GA, 1/4/22:

 

 

     Passengers on Amtrak train that went through GA say they’ve been stuck onboard for nearly 40 hours 

 

 

Passengers aboard an Amtrak train say they were stuck on the tracks for nearly 40 hours after leaving New Orleans on Tuesday.

 

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[KevinKorell]

This one is about a Silver Service train similarly stuck in the Richmond area.   And it ends with Regional 176 also getting stuck in the Lynchburg area.    From WPIX-TV, PIX-11 in New York, NY, 1/4/22:

 

 

 

     Stuck in ice: NY woman stranded on Amtrak train after snowstorm damages tracks 

 

 

 

A Long Island woman returning home after spending the Christmas holiday week in Miami has been stranded on an Amtrak train in Richmond, Virginia after a snowstorm toppled trees and power lines — and froze the tracks, as well.

 

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[KevinKorell]

And this affected the Norfolk trains too.   From WVEC-TV, Channel 13 in Hampton, VA, 1/5/22:

 

 

  Travelers leave Norfolk after days of Amtrak cancellations    

 

 

The sound of the Amtrak train rolling down the tracks is a relief for many travelers at Amtrak’s Norfolk Station after days of cancellations.

 

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

WFXR-TV, Fox-27 in Roanoke,VA, 1/4/22:

 

 

    Lynchburg community steps in to help after Amtrak passengers become stranded    

 

 

An Amtrak train finally left for New York on Tuesday afternoon after 220 passengers and six crew members were left stranded at Lynchburg’s Kemper Street Station for nearly 30 hours.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

WGCL-TV, CBS-46 in Atlanta, GA, 1/4/22:

 

    Atlanta Amtrak passengers stuck on train for more than 35 hours because of winter storm  

 

 

A train that departed from Atlanta late Sunday night has been stuck on the track in Virginia for more than 35 hours because of winter storms. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

WWBT-TV, NBC-12 in Richmond, VA, 1/4/22:

 

 

     Family stuck on Amtrak train in Petersburg for nearly 40 hours  

 

 

The roads weren’t the only place seeing delays due to the weather. Amtrak Regional Rail customers have been sitting on their trains at a standstill for hours.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WRIC-TV, ABC-8 in Richmond, VA, 1/7/22:

 

 

     ‘We fell short’: Amtrak promising review of communication practices after snow storm delays  

 

 

Some Amtrak travelers experienced excruciatingly long delays on Monday and Tuesday as Virginia was hit by a winter storm.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WFXR-TV , Fox-27 in Roanoke, VA, 1/22/22:

 

 

    Virginia lawmakers continue to demand answers about Amtrak blockage that left hundreds stranded in Lynchburg    

 

 

Questions are still needing answering regarding breakdowns of Virginia’s infrastructure during a snowstorm earlier this month.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WSET-TV, Channel 13 in Lynchburg, VA, 1/26/22:

 

 

    Amtrak to conduct formal audit after trains stuck for hours in Lynchburg    

 

 

According to Amtrak, they are planning to conduct a formal audit of their emergency response after two of their trains were stuck in the Central Virginia area for hours on end after a snowstorm.

 

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