BATTLE CREEK, MI -- For a group of University of Michigan Dearborn students, a train ride from Chicago turned into the “ride from hell.”

Passengers weren’t permitted to leave the train for hours as bathrooms overflowed and temperatures inside the cabins rose, said Tayeful Islam, a 21-year-old student at U of M Dearborn.

“People were crying, having panic attacks,” Islam told MLive.

Islam was on a trip with 20 to 30 other U of M Dearborn students to Chicago through the university’s TRIO program.

Amtrak Train 352 stopped unexpectedly at 7:14 p.m. in Battle Creek because of a “mechanical issue” on Friday, Aug. 15, a statement from Amtrak read. After the issues couldn’t be resolved, passengers were bused to their destination.

Islam said the passenger experience “goes beyond” what Amtrak

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