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RE: (erielack) Operations of CNJ-EL SE-98/ES-99 - Naughtright hap penings - Ho...

>Paul mentioned to me about a year ago that one of the engineers on either the SE-98/ES-99 saw something when he dimmed the lights... It was an apparition of
>some sort then it disappeared...!!  I don't know which year it occurred. He could probably give you a more descript encounter of the event....

OK, here's the brief synopsis:

My friend and several other young 20-ish friends were hanging out near Naughright to look for the "Hookerman ghost" - apparently, a popular thing for locals to do back in those days. They then unexpectedly saw a headlight in the distance (the time was around 10-11 PM, so it was unusual to see one of the CNJ-EL trains). As the train ambled down the track at 10 MPH, a lantern light popped up several carlengths in front of the units, swinging side to side. As the train approached, the lantern also moved down towards the group until it was directly alongside. As the train got closer, the engineer dimmed his headlights, and then turned them on to maximum brightness. In the light of the headlight, the group saw a translucent apparition of a railroad man in overalls swinging the lantern. Within 2 seconds, the lead unit touched the apparition and it "dissipated into a cloud of smoke". The fireman swung open his window and yelled out to the group, "Did you see THAT?!?"

Believe it or not, but my friend is pretty trustworthy, and I can't imagine him making up this story.

	- Paul

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