I got on the wrong train I was thinking about a meeting and didn't stop to think that the train leaving in 2 minutes was NOT what I was expecting. Perhaps I was also a bit cavalier about my abilities to maneuver this new commute and thus I found myself on an express train going right past my stop!
They don't stop the train for people on the wrong train and jumping from a moving train is not only frowned upon but also likely to cause bodily injury! So I rode to the first stop, 20 miles past my stop, feeling incompetent and embarrassed that I had not been more careful. I was certainly disappointed in myself! "Happens all the time," the conductor offered when I explained my predicament. "You'll have about 4 minutes to get to the southbound line and catch the next train." He was so calm and cool about the whole thing while my own blood was boiling!
I got off the train, as instructed by the conductor and walked under the track to the south bound track to wait for the next (non express) train. As I walked, I was not alone. There were three others who got off the train and were waiting for the next train in the other direction.
"Happens all the time," one of the fellows offered with a shrug of his shoulders.
They don't stop the train for people on the wrong train and jumping from a moving train is not only frowned upon but also likely to cause bodily injury! So I rode to the first stop, 20 miles past my stop, feeling incompetent and embarrassed that I had not been more careful. I was certainly disappointed in myself! "Happens all the time," the conductor offered when I explained my predicament. "You'll have about 4 minutes to get to the southbound line and catch the next train." He was so calm and cool about the whole thing while my own blood was boiling!
I got off the train, as instructed by the conductor and walked under the track to the south bound track to wait for the next (non express) train. As I walked, I was not alone. There were three others who got off the train and were waiting for the next train in the other direction.
"Happens all the time," one of the fellows offered with a shrug of his shoulders.
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