Man who died was on train almost 5 hours

[many a good man]

A man who boarded a Metrorail train in Montgomery County on Monday was found dead on the same train almost five hours later, Metro said Tuesday night.

It was not clear when the man died, but Metro said that preliminary investigation indicated that he likely died of natural causes.

The man boarded an inbound train at the Twinbrook station on the Red Line about 10:15 a.m. Monday, according to preliminary investigation, Metro said. The train went to Silver Spring and then back, ending its run at the Shady Grove station just before noon.

The train was taken into the rail yard there. The man was spotted in the train at 2:55 p.m. as the train was being readied to leave the yard for afternoon service.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/dc/man-who-died-was-on-metro-trai.html

more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/18/AR2010051806009.html?wprss=rss_metro


Please be a good passenger and check whether the person sitting next to you is alive or dead.

[Systematic Chaos]

1. I was about 7 years old, on a Greyhound bus with my mom and some other family.

A really old man took the seat next to me, and appeared to just go to sleep right after the bus took off. Couple hours later, we stop at a roadside diner and next thing I know I'm being asked by police to fill out a short form -- with the help of my mother -- about the guy who died on the bus. :(

[medeak]

2. how traumatic for a 7 yr old...

bless your heart!