article_snippet: Having a joke: Kevin Mimoso tweeted: 'On a disabled Ascela with no power in Ct/RI border.
article_snippet: During the time that the Acela train was broken down, commuters took to social media to document commuters experiences of being stranded on-board the vehicle, which had set off from Washington DC.
article_snippet: One female Twitter user, with the handle @yaelbt, wrote: 'Someone just shut off the train @Amtrak #stranded', before adding: 'I predict a Lord Of The Flies situation will start soon.'
article_snippet: Lord Of The Flies situation': One female Twitter user, with the handle @yaelbt, wrote: 'Someone just shut off the train @Amtrak #stranded', before later adding: 'I predict a Lord Of The Flies situation will start soon' 'Unbelievable': After the second train broke down, Twitter user Christine Talcott wrote: 'Now the rescue train is broken.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, user Kevin Mimoso, posted a photo of a dark train carriage, writing: 'On a disabled Ascela with no power in Ct/RI border, awaiting rescue from another train.
article_snippet: And one user, Christine Talcott, who works in sales operations, tweeted: 'Crossing "stranded on a broken down train" off my bucket list #@Amtrak #WinterStormThor #acela.'
article_snippet: After the second train broke down, she added: 'Now the rescue train is broken.
article_snippet: Lauryn Bennett, 30, who was on the rescue train - Northeast Regional 176 - also tweeted about being trapped on a 'loud, crowded train'.
article_snippet: Lauryn Bennett, 30, who was on the rescue train - Northeast Regional 176 - also tweeted about being trapped on a 'loud, crowded train'.
article_snippet: Mr Schulz advised that affected passengers contact Amtrak at 1-800-USA-Rail.