To avoid the messy commutes, many opted to ride trains in and out of the Los Angeles area.
"We've added all the cars that we own in the fleet and we've increased our capacity by about 8 percent, but that's all the equipment we have so everything we have is out there running today," Jack Rich, Amtrak spokesperson said.
In the video player above, ABC7's Marc Cota-Robles reports live onboard Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner.