Our live coverage of the stranded Amtrak train has concluded. Scroll through the posts below to see how it unfolded or read more about it here.
Amtrak suspended service between Portland and Eugene until Friday.
The Cascades service is a different train service than the Coast Starlight, the train stranded for more than 36 hours, but runs on the same tracks, Amtrak spokeswoman Olivia Irvin said.
Severe weather conditions along the route triggered track closures and forced them to suspend the Cascade service, Amtrak said in a statement.
The Amtrak train that was stranded in Oregon from Sunday to Tuesday is part of the Coastal Starlight route that runs from Seattle all the way to Los Angeles.
The route, which takes passengers through Portland, Sacramento and Oakland, stretches for 1,377 miles and takes about 35 hours from end to end during normal conditions, Amtrak says.
On its website, Amtrak promotes the route not for its practicality but for its beautiful views:
In 2017, about 439,000 passengers took a trip along the route, traveling for an average of 465 miles. The Portland-Seattle route was the most traveled, followed by the Los Angeles-Oakland trek.
The Amtrak train that was stranded in Oakridge since late Sunday finally arrived in Eugene, according to CNN affiliate KOIN.
Amtrak spokesperson Olivia Irvin told CNN that the train will stop in Eugene for servicing before continuing to Portland and Seattle.
The train, originally bound for Los Angeles, left Seattle Sunday afternoon at 8:25 p.m. ET, Irvin said.
A Union Pacific locomotive towed the train back to Eugene after crews cleared the tracks overnight, Union Pacific spokesman Tim McMahan told CNN in an email.
Emilie Wyrick, a passenger stuck on a stranded Amtrak train, shared a video showing miles of downed trees along a snowy rail line in Oregon.
Crews have been working for hours to clear debris from the tracks, so it’s passable.
“Bit by bit they’re getting those trees off the road, which then will clear it for the plows,” she said. “Look at all of those trees.”
Check it out:
It’s breakfast time in Oregon, where passengers on a stranded Amtrak train have been on board for about 40 hours.
Emilie Wyrick is having a feast of train snacks for her first meal of the day: Cookies, pretzels and club soda.
Here’s a look at the breakfast of champions:
Amtrak Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Scot Naparstek said the company regrets that nearly 200 passengers were stranded for more than a day aboard an Amtrak train in Oregon, blaming the issue on extreme weather.
He continued: “With local power outages and blocked roads, it was decided the safest place for our customers was to remain on the train where we were able to provide food, heat, electricity and toilets.”
The train, which left Seattle for Los Angeles on Sunday, is now heading back north toward Eugene, Oregon. One passenger, Emilie Wyrick, told CNN that the plan was to get off at Eugene and figure out what to do from there.
“We will be contacting customers to provide refunds and other compensation as appropriate,” Naparstek added.
Emilie Wyrick, who is on board the train stranded in Oregon, said it is now making its way back to Eugene — but so far, it’s a slow process.
“We’re hobbling along VERY slowly,” she told CNN. “We’ll move for a few hundred yards, then we stop. It’s going to be like this for hours.”
Wyrick said that because of power outages, “They have to manually switch every signal we come across to ensure the train and any cars that may be crossing are all safe.”
Earlier today, Wyrick sent CNN a photo of passengers on board the stalled train:
The Amtrak train that was stranded in Oakridge, Oregon, is now being pulled by a Union Pacific locomotive back toward Eugene, Union Pacific spokesman Tim McMahan told CNN in an email.
Union Pacific owns the Oregon rail lines where the train had been stranded since Sunday night, according to McMahan.
Amtrak said in an earlier tweet that the train will return to Seattle, rather than continue its scheduled route to Los Angeles. Eugene is northwest on Oakridge and on the route to Seattle.
The Los Angeles-bound Amtrak train that had been stranded in Oregon since Sunday night is now headed back to its starting point: Seattle.
Amtrak announced the move said on Twitter:
The train was stranded in Oakridge, Oregon — about 40 miles outside of Eugene — after striking a downed tree on the track on Sunday night.
Amtrak passenger Emilie Wyrick snapped photos of the snowy conditions outside in Oregon, where her train has been stranded since Sunday night.
How much snow is there? On Sunday night, the National Weather Service in Portland was forecasting 1 to 2 feet of snow for the area near Oakridge, Oregon, where the train was stranded. By Monday morning they had received 7 inches, with more falling. Oakridge only averages 1.1 inches of snow in February.
Here’s a look outside:
Rebekah Dodson, a college professor and Amtrak passenger, told HLN’s Robin Meade that the stranded train began moving early Tuesday morning.
Another passenger, Emilie Wyrick, told CNN that the train moved a short distance but then stopped.
“Power went off for a few minutes while they switched out the engine. It’s back on. We actually JUST moved maybe half a mile. Now we’re stopped again,” she said.
The train, which was scheduled to travel from Seattle to Los Angeles, is stranded in Oakridge, Oregon, about 40 miles outside of Eugene.
On Sunday night the National Weather Service in Portland was forecasting 1 to 2 feet of snow for the area near Oakridge, Oregon, where the train was stranded. By Monday morning they had received 7 inches with more falling.
For context: Oakridge only averages 1.1 inches of snow in February.
Nearby Eugene, Oregon (where the train is expected to move toward this morning) received a record daily snowfall Monday with 9.5 inches, with a storm total of more than a foot.
This afternoon looks to have better weather through the area, but tonight the chances of rain and snow enter the picture again.
Rebekah Dodson, a passenger stuck on the Amtrak train, said they’ve been stuck since about 6 p.m. on Sunday.
“Staff has been wonderful, accommodating. (They) gave families sleeper cars for free for small children. The staff has been great,” she said.
Overall, general morale has been OK.
“Friendly, upbeat. People (are) working together. But lots of frustration. Most passengers heading to California will be stranded in Eugene,” she said.
But the people are making do amid the stress, she told CNN:
Amtrak said employees are giving food and drinks to passengers for free, but Dodson said they are down to their last meal as of this morning.
An Amtrak train headed for Los Angeles with nearly 200 people on board came to a standstill Sunday evening after hitting a tree that had fallen onto the tracks.
More than 24 hours later, there’s still no movement.
Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari told CNN that none of the 183 passengers and dozen crew members were injured, but “conditions further deteriorated with numerous track blockages from snow and fallen trees.”
“Due to worsening conditions, area road closures and no viable way to safely transport passengers or crews via alternate transportation, Train 11 stopped in Oakridge, Oregon,” he said. “We are actively working with Union Pacific to clear the right of way and get passengers off the train.”
Train 11 operates daily between Seattle and Los Angeles. Magliari says Amtrak anticipates the train will return to Eugene, Oregon, Tuesday morning.
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