Comment by jstanley

There plainly was intent.

The train operator deliberately drove the train, with passengers on it, to places they knew the passengers didn't want to go, and did not allow them a chance to get out sooner.

If a taxi driver were to do the same thing we would say he kidnapped his passengers.

The fact that trains are operated by big corporations does not absolve them of responsibility. If anything they should be held to a higher standard, not a lower one.

(I can't believe I had to type this down.)