In Hamburg’s Train Station, Part 2

November 18, 2009 · Posted in Germany, train travel 

My suitcase is missing. The buzz of caffeine is replacing the haze of melatonin, and I’m determined to find my suitcase. The police and I have pieced together that I forgot to take my suitcase off of the train. (I must have been sleep walking.)

I go to the Deutsche Bahn rail office, and explain the story and evidence I have collected. The Euro Night train terminated in Hamburg, but it went to a “rail service” center outside of Hamburg after terminating. The Deutsche Bahn train staff direct me to this center by S-Bahn. It’s a bit of a hike, about 30 minutes from Hamburg’s Hauptbahnhof, but I’m happy to try solving this sleep-induced mystery.
I enter the rail-service center and am greeted by a man who fielded the calls from Deutsche Bahn. He walks me through an elaborate rail center where trains are serviced daily. It’s quite a sight.

Hamburg Rail Service Center Indeed, I had forgotten my suitcase on the train, and they had found it while cleaning the train. The only thing stolen from me this morning were my brain cells. Stolen from a heavy dose of melatonin.

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Benjamin Thomas

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