Author: Matt Gilligan / Source: did you know?
Being a conductor on a train has to be one of the loneliest and most unnerving jobs on the planet. Picture this: you’re on a locomotive speeding through countless desolate areas for hours upon hours everyday (and night). You’re bound to see some sketchy things.
Conductors on AskReddit shared the creepiest things they’ve ever seen on the tracks.
1. Mountain lion
“I’m an engineer now but as a conductor I was walking my train one midnight lacing air hoses getting the cars (freight) ready to pull. I noticed what I thought was a dog or coyote about 100 yards away. No big deal, I have a big aluminum and steel stick with a hook for cranking brakes without having to climb onto the cars.
Then I notice it kind of tracing along pacing me, I could see the glow of its eyes watching me. Later as we’re ready to depart I’m out in front of the engine opening the track switch to get on to the main line. I’m in the…
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