Train Stuck 5 Hours: 252 Passengers on Amtrak Had No AC, Toilets

Mechanical problems left 252 passengers stuck on an Amtrak train in Connecticut for about five hours on Tuesday.

Train 173 was traveling from Boston to Washington, D.C., when it became disabled near Greenwich, Conn., an Amtrak spokeswoman told The Associated Press. A replacement train also had mechanical problems, and Train 173 had to be towed back to Stamford.

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The train was scheduled to arrive in New York at 3:17 p.m., but passengers, who told the AP they were stranded without air conditioning, water, or toilets, didn’t arrive there until about 8:30 p.m.

The train broke down at about 2:30 p.m.

Once in Stamford, passengers were transferred to Train 175, which also was delayed for about 45 minutes, according to CBS New York.

Passengers took to Twitter to voice their complaints.

I've been stuck on a dead Amtrak train in CT for 3.5 hours with no end in sight. We'll resort to cannibalism soon. I'll miss you all.

— Dale Cruse (@dalecruse) March 11, 2014

@Jerrod_TheHour I'm on Amtrak 175 and now we're stuck too. Came in on the wrong platform at Stamford, backed up, now been sitting for 45 min

— David Spett (@dspett) March 11, 2014

#AMTRAK train #173 stuck on bridge near Stamford. No power. No ETA on fix. No wiggle room on tracks. @CBSNews @ABC

— Jennifer Merin (@aboutdocsguide) March 11, 2014

@AmtrakNEC our train 173 has been stuck near a bridge without power for over 2 hours! Helps us!!! People are getting crazy on this train!

— Steve Adkins (@stevenadkins) March 11, 2014

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