Have you ever been stuck on a train? As a native New Yorker, very few things can match the frustration of being stuck in the tunnels on a subway car.
On Sunday commuters traveling on an Amtrak train from New York to Washington found themselves stuck for three hours due to power failure.
Also important to keep in mind, the total travel time for this trip is roughly three and a half hours. So nearly 7+ hours on a train…..Sheesh
I feel like I'm at Fyre Festival
— Shadi Hamid (@shadihamid) May 14, 2017
I’m sure there we’re some hungry and grouchy passengers on board because I would be one. Mitchell Katz hatched the brilliant idea to have pizza ordered to the train.
Passenger Mitchell Katz posted a video of delivery man Jim Leary walking up to the train Sunday evening as it sat on the tracks. People on board were getting restless after being left without access to food or water during the long delay and eventually some passengers came up with the idea of ordering a pizza, Katz said.
Leary, a driver for Dom’s Pizza in Newport, Delaware, tells The Associated Press he cut through a backyard, navigated a steep embankment and jumped over a water-filled ditch all while balancing the two pies in order to make the delivery.
The 46-year-old Leary was rewarded with a cheering crowd of passengers and a total of $32 in tips for his effort. Leary’s 17-year pizza delivery career has brought him to addresses in 32 counties across 18 states, but he said the broken down train is one of the strangest. “I do whatever it takes,” he said.
The delivery guy is The Real MVP, $32 seems like a below average tip for his efforts.
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