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U.S. NEWS Friday 23 November 2018

Cars

separate on

New York

City-bound

Amtrak train

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A New
York City-bound Amtrak
train became disabled on
the night before Thanks-
giving, one of the busiest
travel days of the year,
when two of its cars sepa-
rated.
There were no reports of
injuries.
Train 68, called the Adiron-
dack, was heading from
Montreal, when the train
experienced what Am-
trak called a "mechanical
issue" just before 7:30 p.m.
near Albany, New York.
Chuck Reeves, a software
engineer from Troy, New
York, was on his way to his
parents' home on Long Is-
land for Thanksgiving and
had boarded the first car
behind the locomotive in
Albany.
Shortly after the train
pulled away, he said, he
and other passengers
heard a pop and a hiss,
smelled electrical burn-
ing, and felt a rush of cold
air.
"Everyone started turning
around," he said, only to
see there was no more
train behind them. The
train soon slowed to a
stop, and a conductor left
the detached cars be-
hind and boarded his car.
Some crying children
were comforted by their
parents, Reeves said, but
for the most part no one
panicked. A state trooper
soon boarded to make
sure everyone was safe.
Another train was brought
in to take passengers on
the rest of their journey.
Reeves said he opted
to turn back home and
have his brother drive him
to his parents' home on
Thursday.
The train was carrying 287
passengers and crew.
There was no word
on what caused the
problem.q