'This is hell, and it’s getting worse.' How Amtrak passengers spent 37 hours stuck in the snow.
Monday, the freight rail company Union Pacific said its crews were helping clear the track and expected to reach the stranded Amtrak train by 6 a.m. Tuesday local time. Whenever the train is fixed, it will return to Eugene, then north to Portland, the company added.
"With only two small hotels in town they don’t want to separate the passengers prior to having them reboard for departure,” Union Pacific stated. Around 5:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, Dodson sounded more optimistic as she spoke from a spot next to the bathroom, one of the few quiet places on her car. An engine had arrived to tow their train back north, but it would likely be several more hours before they would be moving, she said.
“We’ve been playing cards. Playing with kids. Dominoes,” Dodson said. “Hanging out in the cafe car. Wandering around the train.”
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