Re: (erielack) Fw: The Ghost Train

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I'm 57yrs and heard this story about 30yrs ago, but didn't remember what
line it was. I think it was an article I read about stories of Lincoln.
Ron


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From: "Jon Scaptura" <jon_@_scaptura.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:32 PM
Subject: (erielack) Fw: The Ghost Train


> This was forwarded to me by a co-worker who noticed the Erie and
Lackawanna
> photos on my office wall. This is the first I've heard of this. Anyone
else
> hear this story?
>
> Jon Scaptura
> Endicott, NY
>
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> From: T B []
> Sent: Wed 3/30/2005 7:41 AM
> To:
> Subject: FW: The Ghost Train
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> Ever hear anything  about this ???
>
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>   - tim -
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> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: The Ghost Train
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>   Did you ever hear the legend of the Abraham Lincoln Ghost Train that was
> spotted in the Binghamton area?  Apparently back in the day, Lincoln's
body
> was taken through all the big cities.  It went thru Philly to New York,
and
> then thru Buffalo to Chicago to eventually get to Illinois where it was
> buried. Looking at my Erie/Lackawanna map on the wall, the oooollld line
> from back in the day would have taken the train from New York, through
Port
> Jervis, and Calicoon, eventually through Binghamton, west on the line
> through Johnson City, Endicott, Waverly, Elmira, etc.  A story I read said
> there was a cop on duty late one night, and he parked along the tracks, I
> believe it was Vestal, as I remember.  Through the mist he saw a train
> coming, but the light wasn't the usual bright light.   The engine came out
> of the darkness, and it was an old steam engine, draped in bunting, and
> there were several old time passenger cars.   In the last car he could see
> the coffin in the window.  He thought he was going insane.  He mentioned
it
> to a friend  who told him it was the anniversary of the night the train
came
> through there.  That date is coming up. Lincoln was shot April 14th, died
> the 15th.  And it would be a matter of a few days until the train rode
> through Binghamton.
>
>
>

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