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Lost something on public transport?

How to track down an item left on a bus, train, tram, or taxi by contacting the right transport operator.

Items left on buses, trains, trams, and taxis around Anchorage / Mat-Su are usually handed in to the operator's lost property team — the trick is contacting the right one quickly.

  1. Identify the operator. Note the route, line, or company and the rough time. Each operator runs its own lost property process.
  2. Submit a lost property report. Use the operator's online form or phone line as soon as possible; recovered items are logged against your description.
  3. For taxis and rideshare, contact the driver or company directly through your booking or app receipt.
  4. Keep your reference. Save any report number so you can chase it up.
  5. Post a listing. Add a listing for Anchorage / Mat-Su in case a fellow passenger picked it up.

Check the local transport resources below for the operators serving Anchorage / Mat-Su.

Helpful resources for Anchorage / Mat-Su

Recent reports in Anchorage / Mat-Su

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lost: Sheets in Anchorage

I was packing for a short overnight trip around 9:30 p.m. last Friday, near the Alaska Railroad Depot in downtown Anchorage, when I realized I had lost my sheets from their laundry bag. They are a white cotton set with a thin blue piping that has faded from years of use. I have kept them in a linen closet near my kitchen window in Midtown, and the thought of sleeping somewhere else without them unsettles me. I must have left them on the laundry chair in the building's shared laundry room around 9:15 p.m., and when I returned, they were gone. They are more than fabric to me—just sheets tied to home I carry with me during trips through Mat-Su and back to the valley.

near the Alaska Railroad Depot, downtown Anchorage 2 days ago
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Lost radios near downtown Anchorage tonight

I was at the downtown market and realized at 6:15 p.m. today that my radios were missing from my backpack. They’re small, with a gray casing and one has a blue bear sticker on the back. I rely on them for weather alerts during weekend hikes in the Chugach foothills, and losing them feels like losing a piece of my routine. The two radios carry memories of my grandmother, who taught me how to use them, and I hope they’re just misplaced rather than gone for good. If you saw them around the Anchorage Museum or Ship Creek area, please keep an eye out for them.

near the Anchorage Museum, downtown 15 days ago
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Light brown bifocal prescription glasses with fake gems

Light brownish prescription glasses with fakegems on side bifocals

Urgent
Anchorage / Mat-Su 15 days ago
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Lost wallet at Bishops Beach

wallet at Bishops Beach, Homer July 29

Anchorage / Mat-Su 30 days ago
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Lost: My hamsters near downtown Anchorage

I was cleaning the living room at 7:15 PM last Tuesday, in my apartment near the Dimond Center in Anchorage, when the hamster cage door popped open and my two little furballs bolted. They’re tiny, one brown and white, the other gray with a white belly. I sprinted through the apartment, checked under the sofa, behind the TV stand, even out on the porch, but they vanished. They’re incredibly quick and fearless, and I’m overwhelmed with worry. These two are my apartment family, and I miss their squeaks and their little wheel spins. If you spot two tiny runners near the Dimond area, please help me bring them home.

Dimond Center area, Anchorage about 1 month ago
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Lost photographs in Anchorage area

Yesterday afternoon, around 4:15 p.m., I realized my photographs were gone while I walked along the Delaney Park Strip in downtown Anchorage. They were in a small black photo album with a blue cover; one page caught the glare of the streetlamp as I turned the corner near the Alaska Railroad Depot. I retraced my steps to the museum and the Coastal Trail, asking a cashier and a couple of joggers if anyone had turned them in, but no luck. Those photos mean a lot to me—portraits from family trips and mountain hikes that bring me back to snowy winters and long summer days. I hope someone found them and will return them here.

near Delaney Park Strip, downtown Anchorage about 1 month ago