Amtrak Train Stranded For 37 Hours With 183 Passengers, Finally Moves
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (CBS Local) — A train with 183 people on board is finally moving again after being stuck for 37 hours in a snowy spot in Oregon, Amtrak said.
No one was injured Sunday night when the train hit a tree that had fallen onto the tracks at about 6:18 p.m. But heavy snow and debris on the tracks kept 183 passengers on the Coast Starlight Train from going beyond Oakridge, Oregon, about 45 miles southeast of Eugene.
With power outages and blocked roads reported in the area, official
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