The St Louis Light
On an old railway line in Saskatchewan, a light appears at night and moves towards you, then vanishes. Legend says it's a railwayman's lantern.
What was reported
Along a gravel road that follows an old, removed railway line near the town of St. Louis, people say a light appears after dark: a white glow that grows brighter as it approaches, sometimes with a red light behind it, then disappears.
The best-known legend says it's the lantern of a railway worker who died on the line and still walks it. Another version calls it a ghost train.
Explanations offered
In 1990s school science projects, students tested the light and concluded it was most likely the headlights of cars on a highway in the distance, lined up along the old rail bed. Like many 'spook lights', not every sighting may fit that explanation.
- When
- Since the early 20th century
- Where
- Near St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Witnesses
- Local people and visitors
- Status
- Mostly explained
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