Charles J. Dowd, age 69, went missing from an Amtrak train traveling from Emeryville, CA to Chicago, IL on September 13th, 2012. His luggage, cell phone, and medication were found in his sleeper car when the train arrived in Chicago, but he was not there. A photo shows him last in Glenwood Springs, CO wearing a brown cruise shirt, grey camo pants, white shoes, and glasses. Amtrak believes he may have opened an exterior door and fallen from the moving train between Fort Morgan, CO and McCook, NE. The search for him is being coordinated by the Yuma County Sheriff's department in that area. Anyone with information on his whereabouts

1. Missing Person
Charles J. Dowd
Updated 9/20/12
DOB -3-11-1944
Age: 69
Sex: Male
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Gray
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 175
Missing from Amtrak Train 6 from Emeryville, CA to
Chicago, IL. He was last heard from on Thursday,
September 13th at 6:30pm MST when he indicated he
was on the train leaving Denver, CO. On Friday,
September 14, 2012 when the train arrived in Chicago,
IL Amtrak officials found his luggage, cell phone &
medication in this sleeper car but there was no sign of
Charlie. His family is concerned because he is
potentially disoriented and may need medical attention.
New photo released, 9/20/2012:
A fellow Amtrak passenger posted
this picture of Charlie Dowd (left). It
was taken in Glenwood Springs, CO and is possibly his last sighting. He was
seen wearing: a Brown Princess Cruises t-shirt, grey camo
pants, white velcro tennis shoes, glasses and possibly a light
grey bucket hat.
Amtrak disclosed that a passenger saw Dowd near a door of the train
approximately 10:00 PM, Thursday (9/13/12). Another passenger found an
exterior door ajar at approximately 11:00 PM and reported this to AMTRAK
staff in following the morning. AMTRAK called for Dowd over the loud
speaker with no response at approximately 9:30am. AMTRAK officials are
now saying that Dowd may have opened the exterior door and fallen out. This
would have put the train’s location somewhere between Fort Morgan, CO and
McCook, NE an area with approximately 160 miles of rail lines. The Yuma
County Sheriff’s department is coordinating the search there. The Dowd
Family is asking for support and assistance from those communities in that
effort.
If you have seen Charles Dowd please contact Amtrak Police at
(800) 331-0008 CASE# 12-010695 or call his family (650) 766-6470.
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