Passengers on Amtrak train headed to Chicago left without water, heat for 19 hours

Passengers in Chicago-bound Amtrak train stuck for 19 hours

The trip from Pontiac, Michigan to Chicago is typically five hours, but this trip was delayed by an engine power issue — and then a medical emergency.

CHICAGO - No power, no food, no water, no bathrooms and no heat for 19 hours.

That is what passengers aboard a Chicago-bound Amtrak train reported this weekend.

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The trip from Pontiac, Michigan to Chicago is typically five hours, but this trip was delayed by an engine power issue — and then a medical emergency.

Many passengers got off the train before it reached Chicago.

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