An Amtrak train bound for Chicago lost power about 19 miles west of Ann Arbor Friday, leaving passengers waiting for hours for assistance.
Detroit area business analyst Sheri Laufer is no stranger to the Amtrak’s Wolverine line train between Troy and Chicago. She has taken the six-hour train ride to Chicago to see her mother and boyfriend hundreds of times over more than 20 years and has experienced all sorts of delays and travel problems.
Passengers who spoke to the Tribune recounted a trip plagued with mechanical problems and other delays that slowed or outright stopped travel for long stretches of time. The final straw for dozens of passengers came Friday night during a final unscheduled stop in East Chicago, Indiana within view of the Ameristar Casino. Passengers said the train stopped to swap train staff onboard who has reached their 12-hour work limit. Federal railway safety laws prohibit the number of work hours for certain classes of rail workers.
Bambery, who traveled to Chicago so that his wife and 14-year-old daughter could attend Saturday’s Harry Styles concert at the United Center while he and his son attended the Northwestern football game against Wisconsin, said he was among 30 to 50 passengers who opened the doors and exited the train in the center of a rail yard and took their chances getting a ride-share along the Indiana State Road 912 expressway.
An Amtrak spokesman said the railway agencies suggests that passengers on stranded trains remain onboard and said he would look into whether the agency planned to issue refunds.
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