We never would have predicted that Amtrak Northeast might have the Tweet of the Week, but they just might be awarded that distinction for this explanation for a DC delay: 

A "First Amendment-related event"? Well, we can be certain they're not referring to a Trump rally or that tweet would no doubt be very different.

Apparently this is the "First Amendment-related event" Amtrak was talking about:

Hundreds of protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza gathered at Union Station in D.C. on Friday night, drawing a massive police presence and disrupting Metro service to the train station.

WTOP’s Scott Gelman reported Union Station was completely blocked off around 6:30 p.m. and that the demonstration began at the front of Union Station, but later moved to the side on First Street NE.

Crowds ultimately dissipated around 8 p.m., Gelman reported. Red Line trains had been bypassing the station, but regular service resumed after the crowds left.

First Amendment-related "crowds."

Yeah, "riots" more closely describes what was happening.

Did the person who wrote that Amtrak tweet by any chance used to work for CNN?

"First Amendment-related event" could become a thing now:

You can't make this stuff up.

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