Amtrak announces cancelations and route changes as wildfire disrupts train service

The Silver Meteor route, which runs between Miami and New York, was starting and ending in Jacksonville instead of South Florida Monday - (Getty Images)

Amtrak train service has been disrupted because of a wildfire in the northeast part of Florida.

Train service between Sanford, Florida, near Orlando, and Lorton, Virginia, outside Washington, was canceled for Monday, Amtrak said in a statement. The train service allows passengers to take their cars on trips.