"Welcome back," people on shore said, greeting the dazed and weary passengers.

So in early April the weary passengers of the Mayflower finally were able to disembark from the ship and land at the Rock.

"This is private," Mrs. Giovaniello told a weary passenger from the adjacent car who was walking behind her in search of a seat.

The weary passengers have landed for a few hours, to refresh themselves after the discomforts of the tempest.

After surviving their extended isolation period, the weary passengers had emerged from their sterile chambers to await final inspection.

A weary passenger closes his eyes, his hands folded as if in prayer.

I remember it well, not only because as hungry and weary passengers we shared seven hours in our dark, stuffy, two-level coach.

Is there really a problem with theft or is it simply trying to make money from weary passengers?

("The only thing they're missing is a go-cart," one weary passenger said.)

We're weary passengers tonight: the train is half empty, people slumped, clutching their bags, the lights blurring the orange seats.