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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 mid 1980’s a man was walking along the railroad tracks from one town to another when he was hit by a train. >From time to time people see the man walking by the tracks and being hit.
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 […]
Just east of Marceline there is a railroad bridge that crosses highway 36. Witnesses have often seen a misty white figure hovering above the road there. Sometimes under the bridge, sometimes just before the bridge. It sometimes vanishes before arriving at the bridge but most times they have driven right through it, and it appeared […]