Acela train # 2164 lost power near Mystic , Connecticut , Thursday evening . 299 commuters stranded without lights or heat for more than three hours . Some used glow sticks to see , while others took to Twitter to complain . Within an hour , another train to Boston was sent to pick up passengers . But it also lost power when it neared first train because of ice and snow . At 11.27pm , passengers were transferred to relief train on adjacent tracks . They finally arrived at destination - South Station in Boston - at 9.30pm .
Acela train # 2164 lost power near Mystic , Connecticut , Thursday evening . 299 commuters stranded without lights or heat for more than three hours . Some used glow sticks to see , while others took to Twitter to complain . Within an hour , another train to Boston was sent to pick up passengers . But it also lost power when it neared first train because of ice and snow . At 9.30pm , passengers were transferred to relief train on adjacent tracks . They finally arrived at destination - South Station in Boston - at 11.27pm .