Over one hundred Americans have been stuck in an Amtrak train for three days in Oregon, with help finally reaching them. The Daily Caller reports:
An Amtrak train has been stuck on the tracks for the past three days in Oakridge, Oregon.
Rebekah Dodson, a passenger, tweeted Tuesday morning that help finally arrived, as a relief crew gained access to the train, according to CBS News. Amtrak says the train heading from Seattle to Los Angeles hit a tree at around 6:18 pm Sunday night.
The train was carrying 183 passengers, none of which have been allowed to leave the train since they became stuck. Amtrak reported nobody was injured on the train after hitting the tree.
UPDATE:
We have an engine! Path needs clear north but #Amtrak is getting us hooked up. Not out of the woods yet. @NBCNews @CBS @cnnbrk @TODAYshow @HLNTV @CNN @ABC @fox12oregon @komonews— Rebekah Dodson (@AuthorRDodson) February 26, 2019
Amtrak made the decision to keep the passengers on the stranded train because the power had been out in Oakridge and it was dealing with problems of its own.
The fact that Democrats want to rely on electrically powered trains instead of airplanes or diesel locomotives shows how little they understand the vastly diverse geography of America.
The democrats also have never, and never will, understand that the surest route to screwing up something is to get Uncle Sam involved.
…amtrak also locked the bathroom doors….
Lets put aside the details of the train incident for the moment. That fact is that electric power does go off line at times for numerous different reason. The thing is that this so called “New Green Deal” is nothing of the kind. It is not new. It is just old socialist ideas and agenda for redistribution of the wealth repackaged to transfer power and control to the selected elite. And it is not all that green. Even were it feasible; it would do little to improve the environment or green up the planet. Its impact on the climate (if any) would be insignificant. And is not any sort of deal I would ever want to be a part of as it would destroy our economy, undermine our society, and probably cause the collapse of our government.
read the original message, then most questions would not have been stated
Was the train stopped because of damage to the locomotive after hitting the tree? Was it because of the power failure? Was it due to heavy snow trapping the train? Was there some other cause? I’ve seen several articles on this incident, but none have explained WHY the train was trapped. Lousy reporting.
Watch all of “Atlas Shrugged”.
And then look where were headed.
How many was on medications and ran out or didn’t bring extra because its not a all day trip.
From Seattle to Los Angeles is longer than just a day trip. It’s scheduled duration is nearly 22 hours, an overnight trip.
Amtrak is simply the worst mode of transportation in the history of the universe. When I rode it a couple years ago they were too stupid to shut the trains down
even though the tracks and surrounding lands were completely flooded for about 500 miles of travel. Pretty scary. And, then we were left stranded in Montana.
Not really the worst. Try the train from Tehran to the southern coast of Iran. Mine went off the tracks in the most desolate area between the 2 cities. Horror story for the travellers.
Not just the DemoRats, RobD, there are RINOS mixed into the group.
Personally speaking, I would not trust a DAMN POLITICIAN any further than I am able to kick an 18-wheeler rolling on the Interstate.
I would prefer Non-politicians, just ordinary people who make honest mistakes, and then admit that it was their mistake, and correct it.
The DAMN POLITICIANS (very few exceptions to that group) do not care one iota about the people that they are suppose to represent.
Do you know how to tell if a Politician is lying or not? Their Lips are moving, ergo, they are lying through their teeth!
Ordinary people making honest mistakes? Gee, we put Trump behind the wheel and look at the bruhaha that set off. Can you imagine a large group of his caliber? The psychodems would go into nuclear meltdown.
Very well written and said the truth about all Politicians.
If that train would have been owned by the Koch Bros or others and had opperated as a profit none of this would have happened because we all know that the government is totally icompetant and cannot do anything at all well. That is why the Koch Bros and other wealthy people will be building the wall to keep us all safe.
How do we know,that the passengers,werent eating each other?/
Too bad AOC wasn’t riding it! I feel so very sorry for the passengers who are on it and have suffered from the lack of some personal hygiene items and diaper plus running out of food. Wonder how she would have handled things as an ordinary citizen? As a Representative, you know she would have made demands that government personnel rescue her immediately and left all the others to sit there and wait for help!
Another few days and the imprisoned Amtrak citizens would have been forced to eat some of their fellow passengers! This is what Socialism/Communism will bring to America!
Sorry, meant to say “town” instead of “track”.
I’m surprised there wasn’t an insurrection on the train; the nearby town having a power failure is not an excuse to hold 183 people prisoner on the train for 3 days. I presume there was a road leading to and from the track that could have evacuated the passengers. We’ve become a nation of sheep.
Not just sheep but Lost Sheeple. A twisted mass of mentally ill Politicians who all “live above the fray” and could care less about us, the DemoRats leading the pack.
Seriously! Not even able to sit outside in the shade of the treacherous trees in the daytime?