Ghost Train

The passage of Lincoln's funeral train across the country gave rise to many legends.  Section hands and workers on the New York Central right of way told stories of a ghost train that passed along the line every April.

They could sense its coming by the icy blasts that blew down the tracks, even though the air elsewhere was warm and mild.

If it passed on a moonlit night, heavy clouds would conceal the moon until the train rushed by.

Workers insisted that they could hear the train and even see the coffin in its car.