The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.
This railway ran from Cordova to the Kennecott copper mine. It was later closed, covered with dirt, and is currently used as a road to access areas along the Copper River. There have been sightings of gravestones along the dirt road in the woods that seemingly vanish upon investigation. Government housing built in Chitina between […]
Long ago, in the 1800s, a man worked on the railroad tracks. One day, he was riding on the back of a caboose and fell off. He was knocked unconscious, and another train was coming — he was decapitated, his head flying nearly 200 feet away. To this day, his ghost is seen carrying his […]
This location used to be a train depot, but has been a restaurant since 1977. In the past owners have seen apparitions and heard voices through vents and banging on the walls. A former employee reports things fell off of shelves without explanation, their hair was pulled and their shoulder grabbed by an unseen force, […]
Haunted by the spirit of an Alaska Native woman named Marie, who was murdered there in 1987. She is said to appear to people who are homeless, and warn them not to linger. This haunting is usually reported as being between the old ANS (Alaska Native Service) Hospital and the old Alaska Railroad terminal.
Stand on the railroad tracks and face west. A glowing light will begin to appear, moving slowly down the rails. Walk toward it and it disappears. Turn around, and the light reappears behind you. Local legend says the light belongs to a man who was struck by a train years ago. His head was severed, […]
An old railroad tunnel still stands today just south of Valle Mines, MO, near the historic slave graveyard -an undeniably haunted site. I’ve visited many times, both alone and with others, and each time, Tunnel Bill makes his presence known. He doesn’t simply linger in the shadows; he will escort you out. Legend has it […]
Many years ago, a devastating train accident occurred on or near the bridge over Kiowa Creek. Most passengers on board perished. To this day, some say that on quiet nights, you can still see—or hear—the ghost train as it rumbles through the darkness.
On Halloween nights it is known for an old guy who lived in the caboose years ago and died there. Appears to be seen whittling things with a knife. He also throws it at you. He opens and closes the door to the caboose a lot too even at daytime.
There is a good 10 mile stretch in which several paranormal sightings have occurred. Witnesses report a red half human, half goat figure that was nearly 8 feet tall with a pentagram in it’s forehead. As they sped away, they had to cross a set of railroad tracks. Directly in front of them, there was […]
A ghost of a woman who was murdered on the tracks is seen hovering over the tracks. The train that hit her is sometimes seen. If a group of people walk down the tracks at night, and take count at the trestle there is usually one more person with them. The site is now under […]
On hot summer nights you can occasionally hear the train whistle blowing. They tore the tracks out to put in a rail trail and there has not been a train through there for at least five years if not more.
Eyewitnesses report seeing the apparition of a striking young woman with long, flowing brown hair. She walks toward them, dressed in a sleeveless white wedding gown, carrying a water bucket. Her features suggest she may have been part Native American. One night, as she passed a man, she brushed against him, spilling water down his […]
Located on Seneca Turnpike (Rt. 173) south of the city b/n Salina and Midland Aves, this former fire station is host to a spirit that walks the stairs and upper floor.
This is an old mansion in which you can see people standing in the upper windows, as well as lights at a distance, even though there are no floors or roof in the place. It was once a place where people would get off the train and stay for the night. That is, until one […]
Walker Rd (surrounding area) – Witnesses have seen a tall man in a black hat walking through their rooms at all hours of the day through one wall out the exterior wall. This area was also susceptible to other strange occurrences such as a strange noise coming from the ground. They described it as, “…a […]
Once you turn on Wilcox road, after about 1/4 of a mile the road will fork and you need to go left at the fork. The road is curvy and paved, but after a few miles it turns into gravel. Once the road turns to gravel go forward for about another mile till you come […]
If you drive about a half mile down this gravel road and look off into the woods on the right side, you can see where there is a cleared off place in the woods and an old tire swing hanging from a tree. It is said that an old man and his daughter lived there […]
If you go to the old railway station in Farrenburg you will see a light going down where the tracks used to be. It is said to be the ghost of a conductor who was inspecting the axles on a train and slipped and got his head cut off.
A train wreck occurred in the late summer, or early fall of 1892, with sketchy fatality lists stating approx. 13-27 deaths, many being thrown into the river. Therefore, the wreck occurred near the river overpass nearly 1/2 mile from the tunnel underpass. They believe the woman’s head was lost to the river and now she […]
Legend says that a woman was thrown off the train and drug on the railroad tracks. Somebody found the body and buried her there. The area is mowed down today and there are flowers on the grave along with rocks to mark the spot. Orbs have been spotted.
When you travel across the RR crossing at midnight there is a man and lady that walks down the tracks holding hands. They were killed one night when they were crossing these tracks and a train struck their car.
Just right off of BB Hwy. There’s a site where the old railroad tracks used to be. It is reported a man fell asleep on the railroad track back in the 1930’s. The man supposedly walked to try to find his light and got tired and fell asleep, after walking so far. As the story […]
Long ago a train crashed killing many of the people who were on it. At times, you can hear the train’s whistle in the air and people screaming.
About half a mile into the woods there is a creek that an old set of train tracks used to go across, and one night a homeless man was walking down the tracks sometime around midnight and he had sat down to catch his breathe and fell asleep. The man woke up to the vibration […]
Under a bridge on the Katy Trail only on full moons you see a young man with a missing left arm walk back and forth with no facial expressions.
In the warm months a woman is seen getting up from the tracks and walking then staggering off of them but nobody can be found in the area . Believed to be a bartender who was hit by a train one night a few years ago. Also a rottweiler dog can be seen chasing a […]