GHOST TRAIN
AKA: Phantom Train | Spectral Locomotive
📍 QUICK FACTS
| Origin: | Various American Railroad Lines |
| State/Region: | Multiple States |
| Country: | USA |
| First Sighting: | 1860s |
| Category: | Spirit |
📖 DESCRIPTION
Ghost Trains are spectral locomotives reported across America, usually connected to railroad disasters, assassinations, or tragedies. They appear on tracks - or where tracks used to be - often at the anniversary of the original incident.
👁️ FAMOUS SIGHTINGS
- ►Phantom train seen annually in April along the route
- ►Most major rail disasters have associated ghost train sightings
🎭 CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
Ghost trains represent America's railroad era and its many tragedies. Lincoln's funeral train is the most famous, reportedly seen every April retracing its route.



