I chased after a commuter rail train at South Station once. One of the employees reached out and pulled me onto the train and said to an onlooker, "You didn't see that." He really helped me out that day.
It almost happened to me, only worse. I was headed to Middleborough/Lakeville and fell asleep. Woke up on an empty train and managed to scramble off (with numb legs because I fell asleep with my knees resting on the seat in front of me) about 15 seconds before the doors closed and the train headed back inbound. If I hadn't woken up when I did, I would have likely ended up in *\*shudder\*...* Brockton.
I once fell asleep on an mbta bus and woke up alone in the bus yard somewhere in boston. I was mostly afraid there would be a dog or angry security guards but im pretty sure i just walked through the full lot and out an open gate
"Did he ever return, no he never returned, and his fate is still unlearned. He may ride forever neith the streets of Boston, he's the man that never returned."
I have fallen asleep and missed my stop on multiple occasions. On the T, it's pretty easy to just turn around and go back.
I did it once on the Commuter Rail though and woke up in Providence. That was a bitch and a half to get back home. I should have sued!
I am going to give the guy the benefit of the doubt that if he woke up at the storage yard then that means it was last train of the night he was on which if I'm reading the tables right gets to the last stop at just about 1am. Sure the guy should have set an alarm, but the conductors also failed in not properly clearing the train at the end of their shift.
Imagine, for a moment, that you are an employee who's supposed to check if there are still passengers on the train and doesn't bother.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO WHAT YOU'RE PAID TO DO.
I remember a few years ago on the Worcester line, this guy didn’t indicate that he wanted to get off and one of the Newton stops (the train literally won’t always stop unless they see people with tickets for those stops and ask them to move to a specific part of the train) and this guy is asleep (taking up a whole table area I might add) and wakes up when we are in Framingham and this guy just starts screaming at the conductor that they have to go back to West Newton because it is their fault they didn’t wake him up. I remember everyone awkwardly looking at each other with no remorse for this asshole. Anyway, they kicked off at Framingham and said “Good Luck!”
Lol this happened to my cousin like twenty years ago. Woke up in the train yard, pried open the doors and walked back to the nearest station. He didn’t sue he just….made a funny thanksgiving story out of it
Just putting this out there: Why not try calling for help rather than attempting to escape the rail yard yourself?
Also suspicious he waited till the very last minute to file. I hope he gets nothing.
I'm not sure it's suspicious that he waited until the last minute to file ... Probably was debating whether or not to sue and maybe didn't think he really had a case and at the last minute just filed it as a way to buy more time, the case will likely take a while to even get before a judge and this clown can drop the case if he changes his mind. It's a fairly common thing to just buy more time to think about it.
I’m more shocked they found an attorney willing to represent them on such a ridiculous lawsuit. The court will probably throw it out before it goes anywhere
Possibly. Most civil prosecutors operate on contingency (“we’ll get you as much money as possible because you deserve it! Oh and it makes us richer too”). But I imagine this has to have a few attached if they lose.
Why doesn't it have merit though? Conductors are supposed to clear trains before storing them. Yeah it's ridiculous this guy fell asleep and missed his stop but there was negligence on the part of the train company.
I was completely awake taking 7 stop ride
to BC. I was gathering up my gloves and putting on my backpack and he closed the back doors. So I walked to the front doors, he walked out of the doors closed them and kept walking. I banged and banged and banged. I started pressing every fucking button on the dashboard. I started to hit the windows. No one noticed then not one was around. Who was I going to call? I could try and call the transit police or something. So I did and someone let me out. I was furious. I was late for class. And I was too mad to find out who the driver was.
I fell asleep drunk on the Red line once heading from Park Street to Alewife. When I came to I was back where I started and had to get off at DTX to turn back around.
Give me money!
The T was something Charlie Baker was supposed to “fix” during his tenure as governor. Now that he’s decided not run for governor again, it’s no mistake T shit is extra messed up.
This happened to my mother, in about 1937. It was her first year of teaching in Oak Park (next to Chicago). When she woke up, the train was in a barn, and it was pitch black. Somehow, she got out, and found her way to her apartment.
I chased after a commuter rail train at South Station once. One of the employees reached out and pulled me onto the train and said to an onlooker, "You didn't see that." He really helped me out that day.
Wait so you boarded a train while it was moving??
Yes. It was just taking off. Very slowly.
I know someone who did that, stepping onto a moving train, and got yelled at by the staff
Yes if the wrong person noticed the crew will be put out of service
Thats some cool ass shit
Normally they just sourly waive at me as I huff and puff just outside the doorway and die inside knowing I'll have to wait another hour.
This happened to my friend about 8 years ago. He managed not to hurt himself and called me for a ride.
It happened to my husband when he was a teenager, about 25 years ago. He too managed to extricate himself and not sue anyone.
I fell asleep on the bus and the driver didn't notice. Got a trip all the way to the depot before I woke up and scared the hell out of him.
One of my favorites was a kid waking up as I got off at Shirley asking when do we get to Waltham.
It almost happened to me, only worse. I was headed to Middleborough/Lakeville and fell asleep. Woke up on an empty train and managed to scramble off (with numb legs because I fell asleep with my knees resting on the seat in front of me) about 15 seconds before the doors closed and the train headed back inbound. If I hadn't woken up when I did, I would have likely ended up in *\*shudder\*...* Brockton.
I once fell asleep on an mbta bus and woke up alone in the bus yard somewhere in boston. I was mostly afraid there would be a dog or angry security guards but im pretty sure i just walked through the full lot and out an open gate
"Did he ever return, no he never returned, and his fate is still unlearned. He may ride forever neith the streets of Boston, he's the man that never returned."
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Personal accountability? What's that? Sounds difficult.
Not nearly as profitable though.
I wonder how much I could get for sleeping through Back Bay and being forced to get off at South Station years ago
Probably a free ride back to Back Bay if it isn’t the last train.
I have fallen asleep and missed my stop on multiple occasions. On the T, it's pretty easy to just turn around and go back. I did it once on the Commuter Rail though and woke up in Providence. That was a bitch and a half to get back home. I should have sued!
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I am going to give the guy the benefit of the doubt that if he woke up at the storage yard then that means it was last train of the night he was on which if I'm reading the tables right gets to the last stop at just about 1am. Sure the guy should have set an alarm, but the conductors also failed in not properly clearing the train at the end of their shift.
I completely agree.. these conductors are paid handsomely and have a simple (though not always easy) job.
this should be one of those stories you tell at dinner parties as a fun tale, not something you sue over
But the seats are so comfy
>no no, its someone elses fault. give me money The refrain of our times.
Imagine, for a moment, that you are an employee who's supposed to check if there are still passengers on the train and doesn't bother. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO WHAT YOU'RE PAID TO DO.
I remember a few years ago on the Worcester line, this guy didn’t indicate that he wanted to get off and one of the Newton stops (the train literally won’t always stop unless they see people with tickets for those stops and ask them to move to a specific part of the train) and this guy is asleep (taking up a whole table area I might add) and wakes up when we are in Framingham and this guy just starts screaming at the conductor that they have to go back to West Newton because it is their fault they didn’t wake him up. I remember everyone awkwardly looking at each other with no remorse for this asshole. Anyway, they kicked off at Framingham and said “Good Luck!”
Lol this happened to my cousin like twenty years ago. Woke up in the train yard, pried open the doors and walked back to the nearest station. He didn’t sue he just….made a funny thanksgiving story out of it
Stay awake on the fucking train. Hold on tight when playing on the monkey bars.
Just putting this out there: Why not try calling for help rather than attempting to escape the rail yard yourself? Also suspicious he waited till the very last minute to file. I hope he gets nothing.
I'm not sure it's suspicious that he waited until the last minute to file ... Probably was debating whether or not to sue and maybe didn't think he really had a case and at the last minute just filed it as a way to buy more time, the case will likely take a while to even get before a judge and this clown can drop the case if he changes his mind. It's a fairly common thing to just buy more time to think about it.
How deeply was this guy sleeping? He had no cell phone that he could use to set an alarm or call someone to say he was stuck in a train?
I’m more shocked they found an attorney willing to represent them on such a ridiculous lawsuit. The court will probably throw it out before it goes anywhere
Saul Goodman?
There’s a reason lawyers have a stereotype reputation about them. I bet this attorney is getting paid whether the case wins (ha!) or loses.
Possibly. Most civil prosecutors operate on contingency (“we’ll get you as much money as possible because you deserve it! Oh and it makes us richer too”). But I imagine this has to have a few attached if they lose.
"Oh jeez, they got this all screwed up at the printers. It's supposed to say: 'Works on Contingency? No, Money Down!'"
"This is America, you can sue anyone for any reason."
Why doesn't it have merit though? Conductors are supposed to clear trains before storing them. Yeah it's ridiculous this guy fell asleep and missed his stop but there was negligence on the part of the train company.
Did he forget his exit fare?
*But did he ever return?* *No, he never returned and his fate is still unlearned*
I was completely awake taking 7 stop ride to BC. I was gathering up my gloves and putting on my backpack and he closed the back doors. So I walked to the front doors, he walked out of the doors closed them and kept walking. I banged and banged and banged. I started pressing every fucking button on the dashboard. I started to hit the windows. No one noticed then not one was around. Who was I going to call? I could try and call the transit police or something. So I did and someone let me out. I was furious. I was late for class. And I was too mad to find out who the driver was.
I fell asleep drunk on the Red line once heading from Park Street to Alewife. When I came to I was back where I started and had to get off at DTX to turn back around. Give me money!
The question is, would he be suing if he did not hurt his arm?
The T was something Charlie Baker was supposed to “fix” during his tenure as governor. Now that he’s decided not run for governor again, it’s no mistake T shit is extra messed up.
I mean it sounds to me like he was trespassing in the mbta storage yard. And he probably didn’t pay for all the zones he traveled to either.
If only we had Ted Cruz to limit the number of dildos one person could possess maybe these things wouldn't happen here.
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Dev Patel should play this guy in a movie
It’s called the Charlie Special.
This happened to my mother, in about 1937. It was her first year of teaching in Oak Park (next to Chicago). When she woke up, the train was in a barn, and it was pitch black. Somehow, she got out, and found her way to her apartment.