It was one of the strangest shifts of my career—and as a train conductor on overnight routes, I’ve seen some pretty bizarre things. The train had just pulled out of the station, the night was quiet, and the passengers had mostly settled in. My colleague and I had done our rounds, checked the tickets, and everything seemed smooth.
Then, as I made my way to the rear car to take a short break, I heard something odd. A kind of muffled whimper. Like a puppy maybe, or someone crying really softly. It was coming from the lavatory in the last car, and I remember thinking, “Did someone bring a pet on board and hide it?”
