Amtrak Passengers Face Record Delays From Extreme Weather

On June 20, Amtrak issued a warning about potential delays due to high temperatures affecting trains in the Northeast. Later that day, a power failure caused by the heat resulted in the closure of a 150-mile stretch of the busiest rail corridor in the US for over three hours. This incident reflects the challenges faced by America’s outdated rail infrastructure in coping with extreme weather events that the system was not designed to handle. Recent data from Amtrak shows that passengers have experienced record delays due to weather-related issues in recent years.