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RE: (erielack) Ghost Train



I wouldn't go THAT far to say "ANY" rail-related subject. A certain degree
of levity is offered, but we'd like to stick to the topic of the list - EL
and predecessors (and the Ghost Train story did involve the Erie)...

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net] On Behalf Of 
> Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 10:35 AM
> To: rslate
> Cc: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net; erielack-owner@lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Ghost Train
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> I think any rail-related subject can be discussed here.  I 
> personally find the Ghost Train story fascinating.  
> Reportedly people used to wait each year for the "train" to 
> come by, and even in places where the track had been 
> realigned the train followed the old alignment.  Apparently 
> too many people saw the train to dismiss it as a figment of 
> someone's imagination.
> 
> Chuck
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>  I didn't start this subject. I just added that I had also 
> heard the story and that it was supposed to be in Illinois, 
> not in the East. If you don't want to read it don't open it. 
> Seems you are the one with a little to much time on your 
> hands and can only figure out how to have an attitude problem. Ron
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "timothy heckman" <chunk1_@_msn.com>
> To: <rslate_@_frontiernet.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:44 PM
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Ghost Train
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> > Tim Heckman
> > ELHS#2571
> > MP 35 DAYTON HILL 2.5% GRADE STEEPEST ON ERIE
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> > YOU
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> > >From: "rslate" <rslate_@_frontiernet.net>
> > >Reply-To: "rslate" <rslate_@_frontiernet.net>
> > >To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> > >Subject: (erielack) Ghost Train
> > >Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:14:31 -0500
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> > >Here is a short article I found on the net about the ghost 
> train Ron
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> > >One of the most famous ghost trains has been seen by hundreds in
> Illinois.
> > >When Lincoln, who openly had seances at the White House 
> died in 1865 
> > >his body was transported on a special funeral train. Now 
> every year 
> > >on that anniversary his ghost train is seen slowly going down the 
> > >tracks. It's
> said
> > >to be manned by skeletons with an entourage of blue coated men 
> > >walking behind.
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> > GOT ANY PICTURES?  HAVE YOU SEEN THIS?    MY REAL QUESTION 
> IS WHAT DOES
> THIS
> > SUBJECT HAVE TO TO WITH THE ERIE OR LACKAWANNA?  OR BOTH?  
> SEEN ELVIS 
> > LATELY?MAYBE RON HAS A LITTLE TOO MUCH TIME ON HIS HANDS AND CAN'T 
> > FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.  OR WHY DON'T YOU AND RON EMAIL THIS BETWEEN 
> > YOURSELF AND STOP FILLING UP MY INBOX WITH THINGS THAT ARE 
> NOT BASED 
> > IN RELATITLY TIM HECKMAN ELHS 2571
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