Tag: Unexplained
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Phantom Train
In this episode, I dive into a bizarre paranormal phenomenon that I had almost completely forgotten about until a news story brought it all rushing back: phantom trains.
It started with a recent report out of England where two police officers heard the deafening roar and whistle of a locomotive rolling right past their station, even though the tracks there had been torn up over 70 years ago. Reading that reminded me of a wild story my sister, Barbie, told our family back in the late 80s or early 90s.
I brought Barbie on the show to recount what happened to her as an 11-year-old attending a massive outdoor youth revival near Highway 41 and Boonville New Harmony Road. Thousands of people were gathered in a field right by the railroad tracks. Right at the key moment of the service, when the pastor invited everyone to bow their heads, the loud rumble of a passing train, a blaring horn, and powerful gusts of wind swept through the crowd. Chairs flipped over, kids scattered, and the entire altar call turned into complete chaos.
The strangest part? There was no actual train. The crossing lights never flashed, the gate stayed up, and nothing was on the tracks. Yet thousands of witnesses heard it, felt the wind, and watched the chaos unfold.
We also touch on a few other famous ghost train legends, including the iconic story of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train that reportedly haunts the rails every year.
Did you happen to attend that revival back around 1989 or 1990? Have you ever heard or felt a train that wasn't really there?