| Of all the paranormal activities that have been | | | | been spotted on the tracks on every anniversary of |
| observed over the decades, ghost trains are the | | | | its significant journey. Some people have even |
| weirdest. Most of them put in an appearance in the | | | | observed skeletons travelling on this phantom train. As |
| United Kingdom, which is known for its affinity to the | | | | the ghost train chugs along, even the clocks are |
| paranormal, and also in America, which has | | | | believed to become nonfunctional. |
| experienced some historically significant moments. | | | | 3. St. Louis Phantom Train |
| What do ghost trains look like? Phantom or ghost | | | | Based in St. Louis, Saskatchewan in Canada, this |
| trains are as huge as real trains. Some of them are | | | | phantom train is famous for its ghostly light. While |
| quiet, while others make the usual train noises, such as | | | | some consider it to be the train's headlight, others think |
| clanks and whistles. Some of the trains are totally | | | | it is a lantern belonging to a brakeman's ghost. This |
| empty, while others have ghosts and other astral | | | | brakeman is believed to have died a violent death |
| entities as travelers. | | | | while on duty; a passing train had chopped off his |
| Recorded in the pages of history are some famous | | | | head. Today, the brakeman is believed to be looking |
| ghost trains. Here is a list of 3 that enjoy the most | | | | for his lost head in the light of a lantern. Skeptics, of |
| fame. | | | | course, are sure that the lights come from the |
| 1. The Nimbus | | | | headlights of vehicles on the highway. |
| This phantom train is British in origin-a Deltic Rail | | | | Nobody knows what causes a phantom train. |
| Class-55 diesel engine, to be exact. The British decided | | | | Moreover, ghost trains are not really "ghosts." They |
| to dismantle it in the late twentieth century, and the | | | | are not spirits of deceased people. A ghost train is |
| material obtained was used as scrap metal. Around | | | | more of an imprint, energy trapped by the surroundings |
| nine months after its destruction, the Nimbus | | | | owing to repetitive actions or intense emotions. The |
| reappeared as a phantom train and was observed | | | | event is then replayed several times in favorable |
| several times on the tracks. | | | | conditions. |
| 2. The funeral train of President Lincoln | | | | Whatever they are, they are truly fascinating |
| This train was used to transport the bodies of | | | | paranormal phenomenons that demand a lot of |
| President Lincoln and Willie, his son, to Springfield in | | | | research and study. |
| Illinois for the burial ceremony. Its phantom version has | | | | |