Errant tarp gets stuck in Amtrak wires in Conn., delaying trains between Boston, NY for hours

Errant tarp traps Amtrak trains between Boston, NY

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Amtrak trains between Boston and New York were delayed up to three hours after a tarp got caught up in overhead trains wires in Groton, Conn.

Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham says six trains were delayed Saturday. She said one train, which stalled just south of New London, Conn., was delayed nearly three hours.

She said train services resumed around 3 p.m. after workers removed the tarp from the wires.

Carl Mayer, a New York attorney, was on the three-hour delayed train. He says he and other passengers weren’t sure what was happening.