(The following story by Gretchen Gailey appeared at FoxNews.com on February 7, 2010.)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With Washington, DC area airports still closed or having very limited service, travelers across the region have been left stranded after this weekend’s record breaking snowfall. Many are turning to Amtrak that also has limited service, but seems to be more reliable than what they are hearing from the airports.
I spoke with several people who were waiting in a line for a Northeast Regional train to Springfield, MA that wrapped like a snake through Union Station’s main terminal. Many said the northeast wasn’t their original destination, but they were going to New York, Philadelphia, or Boston in hopes of snow free airports and flights elsewhere.
One group of women decked out in New Orleans Saints gear were headed to New York in the hopes of getting to Texas tonight in time for the big game. They said they were supposed to fly out this afternoon out of Reagan International Airport, but were told by the airport that “maybe” flights would resume tomorrow.