Passengers traveling to New York are stuck on the train for two days due to bad weather

Amtrak Trainbound for New York was stopped for several hours near Lynchburg, Virginia due to a winter blizzard, reports Business Insider.

The train, Crescent Train 20, left New Orleans for New York on Sunday but was stuck north of Lynchburg around 16:00 pm on January 3 due to trees falling on the tracks. Twitter.

The train departed Atlanta on January 3 at about 2 am. A typical journey takes 14 hours to Union Station in Washington DC.

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But 220 passengers have been stuck for nearly 40 hours since leaving New Orleans. Passengers said they were left without electricity and food. They have little information about when they will be able to move again.

“We haven't eaten for about 20 hours and the toilets are completely blocked,” passenger Sean Thornton said. “All the goods in the dining car are sold out. Passengers were forbidden to leave the train. "

It is unclear if the train has started. Once the tracks are cleared, the train will continue to New York, its original destination, an Amtrak spokesman said.

Winter blizzard made commuting to work dangerous for travelers in Virginia.

Drivers in the upstate region were stuck on Interstate 95 for several hours - and some for more than a day - following an icy road accident involving six tractor trailers that caused the highway to stop. Heavy snow started on the morning of January 3rd and created dangerous conditions. By the morning of January 4, the road was closed. The road clearing work is expected to be completed on the evening of January 4, but the rainfall of at least 10 cm complicates the task.

Another Amtrak train also got stuck on the same blocked tracks, although it was able to return to Lynchburg, Virginia after passengers waited 14 hours. Amtrak has canceled other upcoming Crescent trains. They also canceled the Piedmont route between Raleigh and Charlotte and changed other routes in the northeast.