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Ghost Children at Train Tracks


From: Michele Budka (Lady_gypsy@hotmail.com)
Story type: Ghost
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Source: Form Submission

According to the story, 50 or so years ago in San Antonio a school bus with several kids on it stalled on some railroad tracks and was struck by a train, killing all of the children. The accident so devistated the residents of this area, they renamed the streets names of the children who were killed. Ever since, if you stop your car near these tracks a mysterious force pushes the car up an incline and over the tracks to safety. The theory has always been that the ghosts of the dead children are responsible. My sister had this experience and I have always been curious. This year on Halloween there was a report in LA on FOX News about it so I made a trip there and found the tracks. We parked about 25ft from the tracks, turned off our car and put it in neutral. At first nothing happened then the car lurched forward,rolling up a slight incline. Just as the car was on top of the tracks, it stopped. I made a comment that this was not how it was supposed to work; they were supposed to push you to safety, not leave you on the tracks to get hit by a train (I don't think trains even run on these tracks anymore). We decided to try it again and repeated the same steps. This time, when we reached the tracks there was another, very strong and distinct "push" that propelled our car up and over the tracks and down the other side. We all laughed nervously and joked that the ghosts must have heard me. In the TV report the reporter dusted his car for finger prints and found some and found more after going over a second time. They also mentioned people seeing the ghosts of the children. My sister heard that some people report, when sitting on the back of their car, actually feeling pressure (presumably from the children's hands) on their bodies. We did not dust for prints, did not see any ghosts (though my sister took pictures of the sight and we are looking forward to seeing if there are any "ghostly" images in the photos). I tried to find more info/documentation and any possible explaination for this phenonenom but have been unsuccessful. I am haunted by the experience and would love to find more info about this sight.