SweetSue
Train Attendant
DH and I are traveling home from vacation on the CZ today. We boarded this train in Emeryville on Tuesday, 6/21. It was supposed to leave at 9:10am however we were informed when we arrived that it would be at least an 11am departure because it arrived about 11 hours later than expected yesterday and they had to give time to turn the train around and let the crew rest. So we stayed about 2 hours late for awhile and the conductor told us they would try to make up the time. On 6/22, in the desert in Utah, a teenaged boy pulled the emergency brake, opened the door and jumped off the train. He jumped over a barbed wire fence and started walking as fast as he could through the desert while pulling his luggage and carrying a backpack and another bag. My phone said the temperature was 100. Soon after, the conductor got off and ran after him. He finally caught up to him and talked with him then the conductor walked back to the train. The boy walked to the highway where local authorities arrested him. Seems he will be held on federal charges for pulling the emergency brake. We heard that he told the conductor he did it because he was paranoid that they would have him arrested at the next stop for having 4 oz of weed on him. We did smell someone smoking cigarettes during the night and running in the hallways. I guess he was running from car to car to smoke so he would not get caught.
Then while traveling through Nebraska today, we made another emergency stop as a truck was on the tracks playing chicken with the train. Luckily we stopped in time and nobody was hurt. At this time we are over 5 hours late. Hope we make it to Chicago in time to make our connection.
Then while traveling through Nebraska today, we made another emergency stop as a truck was on the tracks playing chicken with the train. Luckily we stopped in time and nobody was hurt. At this time we are over 5 hours late. Hope we make it to Chicago in time to make our connection.
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