On Saturday, June 9, 2012 in Harrisburg, PA, I boarded the Amtrak #672 Train to New York City/Penn Station.
I had too much luggage (as usual), which included my black camera bag with both my camcorder and my 35mm camera.
On the Everio camcorder I have video’s from 2011 to June 8th, 2012. That was the high school graduation of my adopted niece from Hughesville High School — including the footage of the American Sign Language Interpreter for her deaf father. Certainly memories we cannot replace.
The Everio camcorder also had the wedding of John Sowle and Steven Patterson in Hudson, NY. I was the only videographer. These are also not replaceable.
My 35mm is a Pentax SLR X, digital and it is bright red in color. Photos from the high school graduation and other photos — which I can identify — when it is found.
What happened? Too much luggage and I had place my backpack (with my computer) and the camera bag stuffed under the seat. I was in about the third to fifth car from the front. I was at the end of the train — where there are four seats facing each other — and above me, the overhead bin. In the overhead bin there was an unmarked cardboard box and a yellow step stool upside down. On one occasion a staff member of Amtrak pulled something out of the cardboard box.
Beside the cardboard box, I put my clothes bag and luggage rack thing. Anyway, when we arrived in New York (8:30pm), I grabbed everything — I thought — and pulling out my backpack probably pushed the camera bag deep under the seat (against the wall).
About two hours later — because I was so tired — I realized I had left the most important part of my luggage, my camera bag and cameras! Immediately called Amtrak and a lost report was written up. The good news was that the train — from NYC — had gone straight to the yard. The cleaning crew, at that time, had not found it.
My bag has the gray and black — completely different design, though. And is sort of similar to these two illustrated bags together.
So far, as of today Monday, June 11th at 9:00am it still has not been located. My feeling is either 1) it is stuffed so deep under the seat and the cleaning crew did not bend down to find it; 2) a staff member found it and put it somewhere besides lost and found [either too busy to get it there or kept it] or 3) a passenger found it and kept it and 4) someone who found it hasn’t had time to turn it in.
My hope is someone will be honest and kind enough to realize the memories on those photos and videos are NOT replaceable and do the right thing . . . return my cameras! Also in the bag was the power plug for the camcorder.
If anyone finds it, I am offering a reward for the return of the cameras. Contact me at: AngelAura28@yahoo.com
Also see my posts here:
http://www.facebook.com/events/301347079959158/
And here:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/laf/3068826395.html
Angela Theresa: Renaissance Woman 
Angela, I hope whoever has your camera will return them. It was wonderful meeting you Friday night.
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You too, Tammy. I am devastated to have lost all those wonderful videos and well wishes for Lori; and the graduation ceremony. I hope whoever has it, if they see it — realizes how important a girls graduation is and the wedding from a couple of weeks before.
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I am still learning from you, as I am improving myself. I definitely liked reading everything that is written on your site.Keep the stories coming. I enjoyed it!
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This just happened to us yesterday in DC. My son left our camera in the netting behind the seat. So far nothing and it was brand new . All of our vacation pics on it. We had to leave without it. I can only hope that someone is honest and turns it in. Good luck and I will check back.
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Yes, I do hope you get it back. Good luck for both of us!
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Reblogged this on Angela Theresa: Actor/Singer, Writer, Spirit Whisperer and commented:
Once a year…will always hope.
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