No passengers were hurt but an Amtrak crew member suffered a foot injury in the Thursday derailment of the northbound Auto Train.
The derailment occurred less than 20 miles north of the DeLand, Florida, station at about 4:15 p.m.
Nine auto rack cars derailed but all of the passenger cars remained on the tracks.
News reports indicated that an unspecified track problem caused the derailment.
The passenger cars were able to continue their journey after an inspection.
The train was carrying 294 passengers and 23 crew members.
Amtrak canceled the Auto Train in both directions on Friday and the Silver Meteor and Silver Star originated in Jacksonville, Florida, rather than Miami.
Amtrak said this morning in a Twitter service alert that both Silver Service trains of March 28 would continue to originate in Jacksonville and that no alternative transportation is being provided for the missed stations.
The carrier will provide alternative transportation on Saturday south of Jacksonville only to discharge passengers.
Tags: Amtrak, Amtrak Auto Train, Amtrak derailments, Amtrak service disruptions, Amtrak Silver Meteor, Amtrak's Silver Star
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