The 19-hour train ride got so bad that many passengers bailed on the Amtrak ride and took an Uber the rest of the way.
It was the "train ride from hell" according to some passengers that braved a 12-hour ride from Metro Detroit to Chicago on Amtrak, which stopped multiple times for power problems. There were also plumbing problems.An Amtrak trip from Metro Detroit to Chicago turned into the "train ride from hell" after the power cut out, the toilets stopped working, and passengers abandoned the rail car for an alternative transportation.
"We've been pulled this far by 353 because our engine is dead. We have no power, toilets can't flush and they're overflowing," wrote one passenger on social media. "Now we're stopped because we have no crew. Help please!" "No electricity. No lights. No water to flush toilets. No heat. 12 hours to get to Chicago," wrote another social media post. "Still ½ hour to go.""I genuinely think it was a nightmare because it was so bad," said Madison Smith, who was stuck on the train for the majority of her trip. "I just don't really want to have to go back on that train and experience that again.
Among the reasons that Amtrak said its train's service was disrupted was because of a power issue with the engine that started roughly 19 miles west of the
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