The Phantom Light

The Phantom Light is a mysterious light that flags trains down and vanishes when the train is 10 feet from the light. It is believed to be associated with an accident that happened there with the Nerland Continent Railway (NCR) in 1849.

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History
The Phantom Light first started after Tri-ang Railways (TR) regauged the rails from 4ft 6in to 4ft 8.5in in 1864, almost ten years after the NCR went bankrupt to TR in 1855.

The light has been described by many locomotives and crews as a "small, but bright, circular light that hovers about the rails at about 5 feet". There was on occasion when it took the form of a large 4-8-2 American steam locomotive in 1940.

More than 150 years after the line was reguaged, McConnell started to call the light "will-o'-the-wisps", an old Scottish legend that has been around since before the Industrial Revolution. Sightings of this ghost light continue, even after TR official suspended passenger services on the line in 1971.

Inspiration
The Phantom Light appears to be inspired on the stories of the Maco, Min Min, Gurdon and Marfa lights. These mysterious ghost lights have been classified as will-o'-the-wisps, the old Scottish legend.