B.C.G.H.R.S. Reports
Reports from the New Westminster, BC area
Hello, I would like to share an encounter I had once during the first week
or so of the new Skytrain Millennium line opening. Since I work downtown,
I transit in via Skytrain from Surrey and return. During the first week
from the opening of the new Skytrain line going to Braid I got on to the
wrong train. After years of going to and from Surrey I forgot that every
other train went to Braid and not Surrey. I was reading my book before I
realized that I got onto the wrong train. Feeling pretty stupid and a bit
agitated because I wanted to get home - it was cold out and dark (winter).
I got off at Braid and had to walk around to the other side on the station
to catch the Skytrain back to New West. Other people going to Braid
emptied the Skytrain too but only one other person, an Asian man and
myself transferred to the other side of the station. Once on the other
platform the oriental man and I waited for the train - he went to the back
of the platform and I went to the front. When the train came into the
station and I approached the Skytrain door and through the window I
noticed that there was a man sitting on the train on left side next to the
window, facing frontward. I walked onto the train and saw him again at the
corner of my eye. I did not want to look at him directly because I was the
only other person on that train and it was all ready dark out. Within a
couple of seconds of sitting down beside the door I realized that this was
the end of the line and that this train was sitting outside of the station
- no one should be on that train besides me. When I turned around to look
at where that man was sitting - no one was there! There was no way anyone
could have quickly gotten off of that train because I was sitting right
beside the door.
I can't remember precisely what he was wearing, but he was in his thirties
or early forties, 5'11 or 6' in height, wearing a short sleeve light
colour shirt, possibly a T-shirt and blue jeans. It was winter time so the
short sleeve shirt was a bit out of place. His was sitting up straight
with his legs open and his hands on his knees - facing completely
forward. I didn't feel uncomfortable - just surprised and in disbelief.
I'm curious to know what happened to this man and where his was going.
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