NC man waits for 'ghost train,' killed by real one

DirtySanchez · August 2010

STATESVILLE, N.C. — Authorities say a man who was waiting with several friends for a "ghost train" from a North Carolina legend was killed when a real train came down the tracks.
Iredell County Sheriff Phil Redmond says 29-year-old Christopher Kaiser of Charlotte was killed about 2:45 a.m. Friday as he waited with friends at a railroad trestle. Redmond says witnesses said about 12 people were on the trestle hoping to see a ghost train when the real train rounded a bend.
Everyone but Kaiser was able to clear the tracks at the end of the trestle. The train struck Kaiser, who was thrown into a ravine.
The legend developed from a train wreck on Aug. 27, 1891, that killed about two dozen people and injured many others. Folklore Web sites claim the accident can be heard on each anniversary.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38891939/ns/us_news/

:facepalm: He really believed a ghost train would come. This deserves a Darwin award.

Unknown · August 2010

Damn, what an idiot! "yeah, ill stand on these tracks which trains run on to see a ghost train and there won't actually be any other trains on the track FUCKIN TRAINS"