Wow... Stranded Amtrak Train Moving Again (Truckee, CA)

[WillyT]

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GOLD RUN, Calif. -- A train that was stranded overnight on railroad tracks near Truckee and Colfax is moving again and on its way to Chicago, Amtrak said.

Two trains and about 400 passengers were initially stranded Friday night, after a large snow plow fell through the tracks.

Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero said one San Francisco area-bound train was pulled to Reno, Nev., and its 165 passengers were put in a hotel.

The other train, which was headed from the Bay Area to Chicago, remained stuck in heavy snow. About 60 people were taken by bus back to the San Francisco Bay area overnight, and 155 chose to stay on the heated train and sleep either in their seats or in reserved sleeping cars.

The tracks were cleared early Saturday and the train started moving just before 8 a.m. The passengers are scheduled to arrive in Chicago on Monday morning, about 16 hours behind schedule.

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Link: http://www.kcra.com/news/15202908/detail.html

We be gettin some heavy snow apparently!

:wow:

[AlCzervik]

1. I love Truckee, thats just about my favorite place up that way. Lots of snow

coming their way tongiht.

[TahitiNut]

2. The whitewater will be AWESOME this spring!

Even tubing on the Truckee willl be grand.

[shanti]

4. yosemite will be awesome too..

the falls will be roaring!

[originalpckelly]

3. While the passengers did not resort to cannibalism, they did still eat each other.

:spank:

[WillyT]

5. LOL !!! - You Bad !!!

:spank: