I myself have dedicated 4 years of studying to a ghost train story called the clinchfield curse and I am writing a movie script to recreate what i read from the clinchfield archives and the crr roster. the film is going to be live action as well.
this is the beginning story.
(Campton southwestern railroad oct 31,1957)
It was raining on the night of Halloween on the campton southwestern railroad
sitting quietly was x clinchfield 311 an old 4-8-2 mountain type locomotive 311 was
to take a load of logs from campton to black wolf lodging camp then deliver another train back down on the return journey. Earlier that morning weather reports had been warning of a storm that was to roll in during the evening. It was raining lightly but this was only a sign of the bad weather approaching
̈ well old girl looks like we got a storm coming in ̈ ¨just great having to pull this train through a storm and then another one back down the mountain¨ ¨oh don’t worry about it have confidence that we will make it¨ ¨confidence seems to be the only thing keeping me going despite what the others say¨
¨hey don't worry the manager won’t let any of those fools touch you not as long as he or me or you're fireman are here ¨
¨you are the only ones who have shown me sympathy and i am very grateful for it
,when's our arrival time back in campton?¨
¨ our arrival is one AM right on the dot¨ ¨ ok lets get rolling¨
The ride was going smooth and they were making good progress going at 15 mp hr the correct speed through the miller river canyon followed by the sound of thunder and whistling winds.They arrived at black wolf logging camp and by then night had fallen over the mountain.311 was serviced and checked over by her crewand they were ready to leave but there was a short delay due to the signal for the all clear on the return journey back to campton malfunctioned. It was repaired but this only made 311 late for her return journey.
̈ ̈ugh this rain is impossible to see through and knowing how dangerous this line is in these conditions it’s almost suicidal¨ ¨ oh don't worry about it we will be home as quick as we can just as soon as we deliver these logs, but like I said I am confident that we will make it back safely and be home free!¨
Due to the rain a series of major flash floods were reported all across the line. The flash floods loosened large rocks and trees from the banks causing them to be pulled down stream plunging into the raging rapids below. (As they began to cross the bridge the supports gave out and they plunged to their doom). No word of 311 and her crew was heard the next day. As the minutes turned to hours, great concern grew so search teams were sent out for a rescue operation. When they came across the miller river bridge they had discovered that it had collapsed but there was no indication that a train might have gone over it. Other than the bridge itself, whatever happened the remains of 311 and it’s crew had vanished into thin air.
A few years later, a new stronger bridge was completed but strange events began to occur: one night an engine was pulling a freight train up the same line that 311 had disappeared.The locomotive and driver claimed to have seen a headlight hearing a bell ring and a whistle sounding out, then they all vanished together without a trace. Similar reports throughout the decades soon followed. People and engines alike had reported seeing an engine trying to cross the bridge but never does. According to the legend if you walk along the mountain line of the highland valley logging and mining company railroad in the fall you might hear the cry of a whistle in the wind if you are brave enough to walk the line during the thunderstorm on Halloween, you just might get a glance of a 4-8-2 with a blood red lamp as it flares past you it’s whistle screaming into the distance only to vanish in the night.
now I am egar to hear the stories you know.
Ghost Train you say... well my favorite is Alan Rails, AKA "Ghost Train" from Rick & Morty Vindicators III.
His parents were tragically killed by a train, and now he has the super-power to summon a "Ghost Train" by blowing a radiocative train whistle and shouting ALL ABOARD...
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Might appear supernatural to those not in the know --
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zQN-atmv7YY
Your ghost story is not unlike the deadliest avalanche in US history when, in 1910, two Great Northern Railway passenger trains were wiped away by an avalanche killing 96 people in the Cascades mountain range. It is said the ghosts of those killed are still walking up there.
This disaster led to the building of the new Cascade Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in the US.
On a forum that prominently, and unwittingly somewhat ironically, features "Jeffrey's Trackside Diner", would a certain 600-foot movie worm qualify for inclusion in this thread?
A lot of those ghost hunter TV shows have episodes about ghost trains. There was one on Amazon Prime that was quite good just because of the tour of the museum they were in, the ghost part was secondary as far as I was concerned.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Oliver1 Your ghost story is not unlike the deadliest avalanche in US history when, in 1910, two Great Northern Railway passenger trains were wiped away by an avalanche killing 96 people in the Cascades mountain range. It is said the ghosts of those killed are still walking up there. This disaster led to the building of the new Cascade Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in the US.
thats super creepy I think ill do a youtube documentary about that also I have been through the cascade tunnel twice its super dark and long its cool to ride through it
Keep your steam up -zach
Huh, The video I posted here was erased and I see no reason why.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Casy Jones yet.
I won't post the story. I dont know all the facts, and I'm pretty sure everybody knows the story anyway.
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Little Timmy I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Casy Jones yet. I won't post the story. I dont know all the facts, and I'm pretty sure everybody knows the story anyway.
casey jones one I aint heard in a while but i still remember it very clearly
The conductors on the South Simcoe Railway tell a story of a train that left Tottenham to go to Beeton but was never seen again. They tell the story as the train passes by a large creek. They claim that the whistle of the lost train can be heard if you listen carefully. At that exact time the engineers blow the real whistle in a particularly haunting tone, and everybody gets a chuckle.
The South Simcoe Railway is a historical railway in Tottenham, Ontario that runs an A2m 4-4-0 #136 on the weekends in the summer. The locomotive was built in 1883 and was used in the construction of the Transcontinental Railway. It also starred in the 1970s CBC series 'The National Dream'.
http://southsimcoerailway.ca/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Simcoe_Railway
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
wow thats sounds a lot like what happened in americas last ettempted train robbery it happened right here in oregon two brother had just hopped the train and it was coming into the tunnel but it never came out the other side a man jumped from the train before it entered the tunnel he claimed to have seen a strange glowing substance coming from the tunnel and thats when he jumped
Ghost Trains? Let me tell you a (true) story.
The Scene.
An old mining village in the North of England. In days long gone, coal trains of empty coal trucks would leave the main line at the bottom of the hill and climb up to the mine. The steam locomotive, normally an 0.6.0 tank engine, would uncouple the wagons, then travel to where the loaded trucks were. With the loaded wagons head back down the hill and onwards.
The mine was closed and everything, except the pit wheel and its frame, was demolished and a new housing estate was built. The pit wheel was chocked to the frame and could not move.
Have you got the picture of the scene in your mind? Then sit comfortably and I'll begin.
The Story.
We had a friend visiting for the evening. She lived thirty houses away in the same street. A small buffet type meal and a few drinks. Nothing elaborate. Mostly we talked about family and friends.
Just after eleven o'clock our friend began to leave. As I said, she lived thirty houses away, I got up to escort her home. On going outside we heard the sound of a steam engine. The sound of a steam engine that was working hard as if pulling a load uphill.
We went to the end of the road and looked down towards the old pit. The sound of the steam engine was still working hard, but nothing could be seen.
The sound of the steam engine ease, then stopped. A clanking sound of uncoupling the engine. The sound of an engine running lite. The sound of coupling to trucks. The sound of 'Schuuff, Schuuff, Schuuff as if an engine was pulling away and leaving with a full load. The sound of the steam engine slowly drifted away.
Dawn had also come out as she had heard it; along with several neighbors. Everyone was perplexed.
I walked our friend home. As we passed the old pit wheel -- It was turning.
Good night! Sleep tight.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
What about the Moonville Tunnel (of recent memory)...
If you want no end of true horror stories, find a copy of Charles Francis Adams' 1879 book on Railway Accidents. Some of them out-Poe Poe, especially the story about the oil cars and the suddenly silent passenger train.
Overmod What about the Moonville Tunnel (of recent memory)...
Kevin
http://chatanuga.org/RailPage.html
http://chatanuga.org/WLMR.html
"The Hellbound Train" is a short story by Robert Bloch. Technically, it was published as Sci-fi, but still a good tale, beginning and shiny on a train.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I'll second the vote for "The Hellbound Train", and add "The Phantom Brakeman", one of several railroad stories in a book published decades ago. I remember reading it as a child and it really stuck with me. Supposedly a true story from the early days on Raton Pass. The book is still available from used book sellers.
It's nto my favorite but it is recent.
I was working on a model of a barn recently and I set a figure on my workbench while I did something else in the basement. I came back and the figure is gone. I have searched my workbench, searched the floor, searched everywhere... but the figure is gone. Turned into a ghost, if you ask me.
Modeling the D&H in 1984: http://dandhcoloniemain.blogspot.com/
Ghost stories you say?
Stumbled across this one I thought was a little eerie and interesting at the same time.
https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/travel-recreation/travel/how-haunted-is-the-duluth-depot/
TF