ROANOKE, Va. – Amtrak passengers traveling through Roanoke this weekend faced significant delays after extreme heat forced trains to operate at reduced speeds — a safety measure designed to protect rails from buckling under the sweltering temperatures.
Amanda Stellwag, an Amtrak traveler, said she learned about the slowdown shortly after boarding.
“When I got onto the train they announced that they were going to be delayed and that we could only go 25 miles an hour on the train because of the heat, so all in all… I was about an hour and 40 minutes delayed,” Stellwag said…