Few years back I left my jacket in the bedroom closet on the Zephyr
when we got off in Grand Junction. Got to Moab and discovered my
error, called Amtrak and they said they'd do their best and to check
with the staff at Grand Junction when we caught the Zephyr again
in 5 days time. Did that and voila there was my jacket which had been
to Chicago and back.
So sometimes it works out.