The train I was traveling on was already half an hour late. I had planned to arrive in Chicago at 7:00 in time to catch the 7:50 train to St. Louis, but there was no hope of that now. I explained the situation to the conductor who advised me to get off before Union Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped me with my language. He wished me a good luck as I jumped off, and a few minutes later I was going towards the Union Station in a taxi. It was almost 7:50 when we stopped outside the station, I paid the driver quickly, carried my bags and hurried inside.
“The St. Louis train… ?” was all I had time to say to the first porter I saw. You can imagine my disappointment when he pointed to a train that was just moving out the station.
When did the train he was travelling on arrive in Chicago?
What did the conductor think it was better or the traveler to do?
What happened to the writer then?
What is the best title for the passage?