Ghost Trains

[lea_hazel]

I'm not sure this is exactly the right forum, since I'm asking kind of a broad discussion question, although it does relate to something specific I wrote, sort of. I would have posted it in fantasy, but it's more of a horror thing if it belongs to any genre, which is a bit alarming when I consider that horror is about as far from my genre pool as possible.

What do you think about ghost trains? Have you ever read or heard a ghost train story? Do you think they're interesting, and if so, what's the most interesting thing about them? Or do you prefer some other ghost method of transportation, like ghost ships (cf. the Flying Dutchman -- warning, TV Tropes time-eating sand-pit link)?

I am not usually one for ghosts, barring The Sims 3. For some reason, though, the phrase "ghost train" got stuck in my head a while back and I want to write something about it. I just can't figure out if it should be a story or a poem, or, heavens forbid, a novel.

Comments

[scribblesinink]

The words "ghost train" do have a nice ring to them, don't they? I'm trying to remember if I've ever read a ghost train story, but nothing pops up....

I think the interesting thing about a ghost train, as compared to other types of ghostly transport like the Flying Dutchman, is that a train would be confined to its tracks?