Hello everyone what is happening! Im your host Ayman Hasan and welcome back to another
video here at most amazing top 10. Train rides are great in my opinion, i rarely take the
train but I still prefer it to flying anywhere. Theres something cozy about it and you can
just go to sleep, read a book, listen to music, look at the passing scenery like youre in
a movie its great. But trains also have a lot of history to them, legends surrounding
people who have jumped on the tracks, trains that seem to be running that arent truly real,
and lets not forget being near railway tracks at night is just spooky in and of itself.
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well as top 10 hindi videos! But lets jump into it, this is The Top 10 Scary Ghost Train
Stories.
Starting us off with number 10 are The Haunted Tracks. This ones an urban legend originating
from San Antonio Texas. Back in the 1940s there was a school bus full of children going
towards an intersection when it stalled on the tracks. The bus driver was rushing trying
to get the children off the train but he wasnt quick enough and a speeding train ended up
hurtling into the bus killing the bus driver and 10 of the children. After the accident
its said that if any car stops near the tracks, many unseen hands will push it across the
tracks to safety. And obviously a lot of people have speculated its the hands of the children
who died in the accident pushing these cars to safety to try and save them from the fate
they suffered. People have even covered their bumpers with flour or baby powder and have
seen their fingerprints on the car. However as nice as the story is, there is no official
record of the accident ever taking place yet locals claim it did happen.
Coming in at number 9 is The Little Girl. This story takes place in North Road railway
station locating in southern Durham in England. The station opened its doors in 1842 and its
far platform is currently home to a third class carriage that was built in 1865. Inside
this carriage many of seen a young girl dressed in Victorian clothes and shes usually in the
far right compartment at the back of the carriage. Staff at the station have frequently heard
noises coming from the carriage like sounds of a child laughing and singing but everytime
theyve checked inside, its been empty. In 2008 a staff member even reported he had heard
knocking from inside the carriage, he went inside to check and found it empty, and as
soon as he went to the waiting room the banging and knocking sound started up again.
At number 8 we have the Floating Train. This story comes from Jana Bommersbach who retells
a Canadian folk legend from Alberta. A man named S. E. Schlosser said him and his friend
Bob Twohey were train firemen who in 1908 saw the light of a train approaching them
and since there was only one track they both thought they were done for. At the last second
the train veered right and as they watched it pass it wasnt even on the tracks. It was
floating and all the passengers were staring at them through the windows. After seeing
this it scared Bob enough for him to actually take time off work. Schlosser continued and
started working with a man named J Nicholson and both witnessed the same thing happening
again with the same staring passengers. A few months later Schlosser heard an accident
had taken place, a head on collision had happened in the exact place he had seen the ghost train.
7 people were killed one being Bob and the other being Nicholson. The two trains involved
were The Lethbridge locomotive and the other was this apparent ghost train which they thought
wasnt real. So how did the accident even really happen?
Filling our number 7 slot is the St. Louis Light, the St. Louis Ghost Train or the St.
Louis Ghost Light whichever of the three names you fancy using. Now this case is located
in St Louis Saskatchewan and has even been featured on the TV show Unsolved Mysteries
and it basically is a paranormal phenomenon of a strange light moving back and forth on
a very old abandoned railway line at night . The light dims and brightens up and it even
changes colours. The line doesnt even have its tracks anymore but the lights are still
there. People believe its a ghost train or the ghost of an old drunk brakeman who lost
his head on the tracks and now spends his days wandering up and down the line with a
lantern looking for it. However 2 senior students from La Ronge actually won their science fair
by investigating the tale and pointing to the diffraction of lights from different cars
as the reason behind the phenomenon. Thats great if its true but people reported seeing
the lights before cars were even invented so things dont completely add up. Do you guys
have any theories? Lemme know below.
Now at number 6 is Leamington Spa Station (pronounced LEMINGTON) . Now this station
was built in the 1880s and is located in the town of Royal Leamington Spa in England which
is a spa town if you didnt guess that from the name. This station has been plagued with
ghost stories for decades. A worker was stayed late to work in the top office building and
witnessed lights switching on and off by themselves, paperwork being flung about and even doors
slamming. There have been so many incidents that Chiltern Railways actually hired a Supernatural
Liaison Officer back in 2014 in order to patrol the station and wait for ghosts. Nick Rees
the officer claims hearing footsteps when theres no one there is a daily occurance and
that most of the ghosts are friendly and have good energy. His job is to check the ghosts’
tickets because apparently theyve been using their abilities to just go through the gates.
You may be a ghost but you still have to pay the train fee people. Rees also makes sure
the ghosts dont eat other peoples sandwiches and that they dont direct people to the wrong
train.
Coming in at number 5 is The Silver Arrow. That sounds like the next Marvel or DC superhero
doesnt it? But anyway the Silver Arrow is actually the nickname of a metro train in
Stockholm which has a bunch of urban legends surrounding it and the apparent ghosts aboard
it. The reason people are so freaked out by it is because almost all the metro trains
in Stockholm are green so most people arent even aware of this one which is silver. Some
people claim they can see it passing stations at an unnatural speed around midnight and
others say its only ever been seen in deserted tunnels by metro workers. The most common
belief is that if someone gets picked up by the arrow they either get off months or years
later or they straight up just disappear altogether. The train is empty on the inside or filled
with its ghostly passengers whichever one you want to believe more. The latter is more
fun.
At number 4 is The Hellhound. Opened back in May of 1980 Moulsecoomb (moles-cum) railway
station located in East Sussex is the subject of many ghost stories. Most travellers that
come through the station report hearing a dog growling and panting when there is clearly
no animal around. The stories have been around for decades and have even made it into a book
called Brighton Ghosts and Hove Hauntings. Some people have even reported to have been
stalked by the horrific ghost dog at night when theyve been alone and hes said to have
red glowing eyes. If I saw that sight at a deserted train station I would forget the
walk the hell to my destination even if it was miles away. Im guessing maybe this dog
was run over on the tracks or maybe its owner wasnt paying attention and let it walk along
the tracks and now its taking its revenge on the travellers that come? Maybe?
Filling our number 3 slot is Lincoln’s Phantom Train. During the spring of every year it
said that a phantom train travels through 7 states and 440 communities from Washington
DC to Springfield, Illinois. After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on the 14th of April
1865 his funeral train was planned by the secretary of war at the time Edwin M. Stanton.
The train left Washington of the 21st of April and arrived in Springfield on the 3rd of May.
The train itself was calle the Lincoln Special and consisted of 9 cars with the 8th being
the funeral car. The train is said to still run its route every year during the same dates
and times as the original journey. Literally hundreds of people have reported seeing a
ghost train going through the countryside. Apparently when the train is passing through
watch and clock shops nearby stop running and the air on the tracks become ice cold
whereas the area right next to the tracks remains the same temperature. Some say theyve
heard mournful music as it passes, some say its silent, some say they can hear a whistle
and see black smoke or just see a headlight in the night. Some people have even reported
seeing skeletons in blue standing at his casket. People in the states the train passes still
hold watches for the train and try to even capture it on film.
Now at number 2 is The Railway Murderer. Already from the name you know this is gonna be a
juicy story. Or am i just clickbaiting you? You decide. This legend is about the Balcombe
(bal-cum) railway station located in West Sussex. Wow second ghost station in Sussex
I feel like they need to do an evaluation of their train stations. But anyway the station
started operating in July of 1841 and it runs between Balcombe and Three Bridges. Dating
back to the year 1881, there was an infamous railway murderer named Percy Lefroy Mapleton.
What a fancy name first off. But he was known for killing 64 year old Isaac Frederick Gold.
Again another very fancy name. Percy killed Isaac when the latter was in the first class
smoking compartment in the third carriage. Percy left Isaacs body at Balcombe station
so its said that he haunts the station. On top of that 3 world war one soldiers were
also killed at the station by a moving train whilst they were sheltering themselves there
from a bombing raid. Its said during world war 2 the ghosts of the soldiers have been
seen tormenting other soldiers who were hiding there for the same reason.
And finally at number 1 is The Ghost Congregation. Now dont get excited this story isnt about
a train or station full of a congregation of ghosts but it does include a multiple ghosts
in the same place. Carlisle railway station is located in Cumbria England and it first
started its services in 1847 and is said to be haunted by many ghosts who have unfinished
business. Many have seen a headless man patrolling platform 8, a little boy who was killed on
his bike with his dog, and a murderous butcher and the woman he murdered. In the undercroft
of the station a skeptic went with a ghost medium to see if the stories were true. The
medium told the butcher to give them a sign if he was there and the closed doors immediately
swung open. The people with them explored every haunted room in that station and many
claimed they were being touched by invisible hands either on their head or their legs.
Theres just too many ghosts in this station all grouped together for my liking.
And guys thats it for todays video! I hope you got your fair share of spooky train and
train station stories. Im not gonna lie everytime i take a train i lowkey feel like im taking
the hogwarts express even though of course im not. Have you guys had any spooky train
experiences? Let me know in the comments below as I do read and reply to a lot them! As always
Im your host Ayman Hasan and ill see you in the next one. Bye!