1.   The hapless passengers were stranded at the airport for three days.

2.   Amtrak also suffered through the tough winter in the Northeast last year when trains were canceled and passengers were stranded.

3.   Among the carriers affected were United Airlines and Canadian Airlines, which had stranded passengers at LaGuardia.

4.   A walkout threatened to cost millions of dollars and strand passengers coast-to-coast at the start of a busy holiday weekend.

5.   A walkout threatens to cost millions of dollars and to strand passengers at the start of a busy holiday weekend.

6.   Airports worldwide had stranded passengers and delayed flights.

7.   But passengers have been stranded in Europe when similar travel agencies there went into receivership.

8.   Earlier this week, Northwest canceled many flights scheduled for Friday night and Saturday, so few passengers were stranded while trying to make connections.

9.   Flash floods washed out the tracks and stranded passengers for days, the crew shooting kangaroos to feed them.

10.   From Miami to Los Angeles to Copenhagen, passengers were stranded and airlines turned to emergency plans typically used during snowstorms.