CHICAGO (CBS) — An Amtrak train from Chicago to St. Paul, Minnesota, was stopped for more than three hours Saturday night after transfer problems just outside the Twin Cities.
Amtrak’s Borealis train left Chicago’s Union Station shortly after 11 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in St. Paul around 6:30 p.m., but was stopped in the city of Hastings, about 20 miles from St. Paul, due to “shifting problems.” ” according to Amtrak’s train status website.
“Our crews continue to work to resolve the issues and resume service. At this time there is no estimate of when service will resume,” Amtrak said.
A woman on the train reported that there were more than 200 passengers on board at the time, and Amtrak had provided no updates on the delay.
That passenger said the train started moving again, albeit slowly, around 10:15 p.m. However, Amtrak had not yet updated its estimated time of arrival.
