It mentioned railroaders who would see a ghost of an old man with red eyes and holding an old fashioned train lantern running up the tracks in Etna toward their train as in an effort to stop or warn them of an impending crash.
this is the first and only time I have seen this tale in writing and I have asked many I know around Etna including Railroaders if they ever heard of the tale and none has.
Yes there were serious train wrecks in Etna in 1909 which took 3 lives and many others over the time period which would support a ghost trying to warn approaching trains but if it was such a great legend you think there would be more to it than an article in a paper 40 years ago.
This once again looks like a totally made up legend by an editor to sell newspapers.
With no other writings or persons who know about it to be found.
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