<p>The engineers noticed that the train was taking more power to maintain speed as it entered a small valley in the Inner Mongolia region. The train meanwhile slowed and finally stopped.<br /><br />Officials who arrived at the spot found that the entire place was coated with caterpillars, Global Times reported.<br /><br />"It was in this big grove of apricot trees, all of which were ravaged by caterpillars," said Fu Jianguo, one of the officers at the site.<br /><br />Railway workers were called to sweep the caterpillars away so the train could continue on its course.<br /><br />"I've actually heard of insects coating tracks and causing a short circuit, but this is the first time I've seen it in person," Fu said of the incident about a fortnight ago.</p>
<p>The engineers noticed that the train was taking more power to maintain speed as it entered a small valley in the Inner Mongolia region. The train meanwhile slowed and finally stopped.<br /><br />Officials who arrived at the spot found that the entire place was coated with caterpillars, Global Times reported.<br /><br />"It was in this big grove of apricot trees, all of which were ravaged by caterpillars," said Fu Jianguo, one of the officers at the site.<br /><br />Railway workers were called to sweep the caterpillars away so the train could continue on its course.<br /><br />"I've actually heard of insects coating tracks and causing a short circuit, but this is the first time I've seen it in person," Fu said of the incident about a fortnight ago.</p>