Review; Haunted Rails: Tales of Ghost Trains, Phantom Conductors, and Other Railroad Spirits by Matthew L Swayne

As it is October, I couldn't resist reviewing a non-fiction book about ghost stories. Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to recieve an ARC of the book Haunted Rails: Tales of Ghost Trains, Phantom Conductors, and Other Railroad Spirits by Matthew L Swayne through Netgalley. I read it shortly afterwards and today I'll post my review.

Description from Goodreads
50 chilling true stories of haunted trains and ghostly workers from the steam locomotive era to the modern day

Discover dozens of hauntings on railroads in 19 US states as well as in Canada and the UK, including the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line, Nickel Plate Road, Pennsylvania Railroad, and many more. Haunted Rails tells the tale of a possessed caboose on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and a Civil War-era rebel ghost train; museum hauntings at the Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah and the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania; apparitions at Vancouver's Canadian Pacific Waterfront Station and Nashville's Union Station; and the haunted presidential trains of Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Filled with ghost trains, spectral switchmen, and frightening facts, Haunted Rails is a spine-tingling ride to the other side that you don't want to miss. All aboard!

My Thoughts on the Book
Haunted Rails was a fun read, especially if one is interested in rails and/or ghosts. The author has done a nice job in regards of various stories and themes, which made the book more fun. There's also the nice that he included both views of both skeptics and believers in regards of some elements to some of the stories.

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