Author: Hunter Norris
The world has many legends. One
legend in particular takes place in San Antonio, Texas. The legend in
question is about a haunted railroad track. According to Stephen Wagner on
About.com, in the 1930s or 1940s a bus driver was doing what he does best:
driving a bus. Needless to say, there were kids riding on the bus.
Unfortunately, the bus stalled as it was crossing a railroad track, and they became
stuck on the tracks. As it was a railroad track, a train came by and smashed
straight into the bus, killing ten kids and the driver.
In
the present day, the legend is if you drive your car to the train tracks at the
corner of Shane and Villamain, says informationsanantonio.com, set it to
neutral, and let go of the steering wheel, your car will ominously start
rolling forward. Sure, cars roll forward on a downhill, but the tracks are on
top of a hill. It is physically impossible for a car to roll uphill by its own
accord. Word goes around that the ghosts of the kids and the driver are pushing
your car across the tracks to the other side to protect us from suffering the
same fate.
This
is not just a case of one or two isolated incidents, either. On
roadsideamerica.com, you can read countless personal stories from different
tourists who have tried it out for themselves. Some people claim to have even
seen the ghost. One tourist, although not on the aforementioned website, claims
to have taken a picture of the ghost.
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| “Picture of one of the ‘ghost children.’” |
A
group of paranormal investigators called Long Island Paranormal Investigators
decided to do their thing and investigate the area with all of their
professional equipment and experience. They did not pick up a single thing on
any of their devices. On legendsofamerica.com, experts have determined the
explanation of the haunting. Although it may look like the car rolls uphill,
it’s just an optical illusion. It is actually a 2 degree inclination going
downhill. This may explain how the car rolls forward, but what about the
picture? It may be a hoax, but you never know. There are a lot of things in
this world, and not everything is as it seems.
Works Cited:
"Haunted Railroad Crossing - Ghost
Tracks." Informationsanantonio.com.
N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
“Railroad Tracks, San Antonio." Liparanormalinvestigators.com.
Long Island Paranormal Investigators, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.
"San Antonio , Texas
Wagner, Stephen. "The Haunted
Railroad Crossing." Paranormal.about.com.
N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
Weiser,
Kathy. “Ghost Children Upon San Antonio’s Railroad Tracks.” Legendsofamerica.com. N.p., January
2010. Web. 24 Oct. 2012.
Links For Further Research:
About.com: Paranormal phenomena
This site contains
anything about the paranormal.
Legends of America .
This site has information and articles about
many of America ’s
legends.
Welcome to San Antonio .
This site, you guessed it, has plenty of
info on San Antonio .
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