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I think everyone is familiar with the urban legend about the hitchhiking girl ghost. There are many different versions. Here is one based on a real person.
It is certainly entertaining reading but balderdash nonetheless. The conductor surely saw something that alarmed him, but I do not believe it was a ghost train. I have heard similar stories about ships. Some of the stories I read about ships were fascinating, though.
Does it really matter what he saw? The fact is, he saw something that caused him to suddenly brake and stop his train, and then get out and scout the tracks ahead of him. Many lives were saved, so who cares if he saw a train, a fog cloud or a mirage of some sort. This is an amazing story regardless.
^^^ This one sounds like a poorly composed urban legend. Firstly, what normal, sane person aims a pistol at someone who is not threatening them with some sort of physical harm? It is far more likely that the clerk would have just ignored the man until he went away.
It was nighttime, and the clerk was alone in his office. Very odd for someone to show up at that hour, and simply walk into the office (private property). Then not leave when told to. The clerk may have felt unsafe at the least, or possibly threatened.
Does it really matter what he saw? The fact is, he saw something that caused him to suddenly brake and stop his train, and then get out and scout the tracks ahead of him. Many lives were saved, so who cares if he saw a train, a fog cloud or a mirage of some sort. This is an amazing story regardless.
I agree. The fact that he saw something that caused him to slam on the brakes, resulting (he later discovered) in many lives saved, is remarkable. Especially when that "something" turned out to be like a mirage. It's extraordinary.
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