Unless the winds reach that velocity where it starts knocking over big objects like houses, thereby raising a possibility of it knocking off traincars, winds shouldn't have any significant effect on trains.
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no not at all dangerous to ride a train during a thunder storm. you are protected by a conductive metal cage. same in a car. but not a motorcycle or scooter or bicycle.
When it rains, the tracks become slippery and the train must slow down in order to accommodate for the extra time the train will need to brake. The lack of friction that water causes will cause the conductor to slow the train so that braking won't take so long.
Unlike planes that cannot takeoff in some instances, a train will run in bad weather. The biggest danger to trains are downed trees and power lines from a storm that would block the tracks. However there are instances when your Amtrak trip may be delayed and in rare cases even cancelled. Train runs on a snowy day.
If a train is cancelled (and that's what's happened here) you're entitled to take the next train that matches any restrictions on your ticket. So if your ticket is routed via a certain place, you must go that way, or if it's only valid on a certain train company, you must use that companies services.
That's because trains have an excellent safety record! According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), since 1975, there has been an average of 1.3 train accidents per year involving fatalities. Compare that with 2,584 aviation accidents and 700 bus accidents over the same time period.
Trains are three times more dangerous than flying but safer than traveling by car (which is 40 times more risky than flying), according to Savage. Yet many folks are still clearly afraid to fly.