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| Man looking for Ghost Train hit by real one |
| 2010-08-29 |
| REDELL COUNTY, N.C. -- A man was hit by a train and killed while looking for a legendary ghost train that is said to haunt the Bostian Bridge, near Buffalo Shoals Road in Iredell County. Now he can ride the Ghost Train... A group of about 12 amateur ghost hunters were on the train trestle at about 2:45 a.m. Friday, according to the Iredell County SheriffÂ’s Office. Next time, leave this to the professionals... They were there in hopes of seeing a ghost train that crashed on the Bostian Bridge on Aug. 27, 1891. Legend has it that the ghost train returns to haunt the tracks on the anniversary of the crash, which killed 30 people and injured many others. Can ya see it? Nah. Let's move out on that trestle... A Norfolk Southern train rounded the bend and several people were caught on the trestle, deputies said. Most of them managed to get out of the trainÂ’s way, but 29-year-old Christopher Kaiser was hit and killed, deputies said. Here it comes! Oooops, wait a min... The trainÂ’s operators made every attempt to stop and to warn the people, deputies said. Don't worry, folks! It's only a Ghost Tr... The investigation into the crash is ongoing. Deputies said they are looking for additional witnesses who left the scene after the accident. See ya next year, folks. Well...most of you. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #10 DARE 1960's GUAM TAOTAMONAS, PENN STATE + USDOD FERGIT > "SONGS OF THE THIRD WORLD WAR: MTV HEADBANGERS BALL/ SUPERMIX = CINDERELLA'S "NOBODY'S FOOL" + "LAST TRAIN" [Gen Sherman's March to the Sea]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-08-29 19:25 |
| #9 Shipman: hilarious. I remember Don's last show - shoulda taped it. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2010-08-29 17:26 |
| #8 next year, I'd visit just to hear the old ghosts call Kaiser's ghost a moron |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-08-29 16:16 |
| #7 Darwin Award with an extra helping of irony.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2010-08-29 16:11 |
| #6 Don Cornelius reaps another one. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-08-29 14:17 |
| #5 "what was the last thing going through your mind?" "The cattleguard" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-08-29 13:48 |
| #4 Our trains also used to dump directly on the trackbed, EPA made them stop as it "Polluted the streams the trestles went over". (when it rained the Poop washed away into whatever was near) Standard toilet, not squatty, otherwise the same. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-08-29 12:14 |
| #3 The "squatty potty" to be in full use everywhere - including trains! |
| Posted by: Goodluck 2010-08-29 03:46 |
| #2 In China, many local (not express) trains have no toilet, just a hole in the floor straight onto the tracks. It serves as an effective deterrent to keep people away who don't belong there. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-08-29 03:29 |
#1 View of the location of the accident, Bostian Bridge, near Buffalo Shoals Road in Iredell County  |
| Posted by: Goodluck 2010-08-29 03:25 |