Witnesses stated that some of these ghosts disfigured with bloody wounds would rush at them; again leaving no sign in the snow they had actually been there. These reports were shared so often that storytellers dubbed the Hoosac Tunnel with a new name. Train engineers also heard the phantom moans in the tunnel initially heard by the miners before construction was completed. Several have reported hearing human screams over their train engines as they passed through the tunnel.
Hunters and hikers walking near the Hoosac entrance report similar sounds of cries coming from the dark tunnel. Two hunters, Greg Jefferies and Ian Bolt passed by the tunnel in the fall of They went inside when they heard the moans of a man they thought must be hurt. They knew that the Hoosac was considered haunted so they were curious--they got more than they bargained for. Are you badly hurt? Tell us where you are so we can help.
The two hunters heard slow, heavy footsteps approaching them. They waited holding their lantern high.
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In the next moments they saw a light coming down the tunnel swaying gently. A dark figure 6 feet tall stopped just outside the circle of light their lantern provided. Horrified, both men realized this figure covered in blood had no head. After this many people questioned this story--they felt the two men were exaggerating. In contrast, there have been many witness accounts that indicate this old railroad tunnel is haunted.
Benevolent Spirits Under the Mountain. More than one railroad worker has claimed the spirits in this tunnel have saved their lives. I ran without thinking, just as scared of the voice as I was of whatever danger it was warning me against.
After Graig reached the tunnel entrance, he heard the roar of a train approaching. He had made it out of the tunnel just as the train caught up to him. Many other modern day workers in the tunnel believe just like Graig that something unique protected them. Thanks to the benevolent spirits that still reside in the Hoosac Tunnel other men have heard warnings that have saved them from being electrocuted, disfigured or killed while working.
It appears that these ghosts do not want to see any more deaths occur in this tunnel. In Part l of Hoosac Tunnel: The Bloody Pit I share the reason why so many workers lost their lives in this tunnel and two other stories why it is considered to be haunted. Posted by Virginia Lamkin at The Bloody Pit, Part l. This 5-mile railroad tunnel is located in the Berkshire Mountains of northwest Massachusetts. In the 19 th century it was the second longest tunnel ever built--this accomplishment is still touted in history books. Construction started in and 24 years later in it was completed.
The workers that dug through this tunnel used a variety of tools, including their hands. They used machines, gunpowder and nitroglycerine, which proved to be the most deadly, to blast through the solid rock. The use of nitroglycerine was the cause for most of these deaths. Amanda Atlas Obscura User. Run-off water from the melting snow which lined the tracks, filled with algae, old metal, and tannin from the forest vegetation. Icicles hanging off the side of the deep cut made into the earth to allow for the railroad tracks.
A low quality photo of the inside of the tunnel at the North Adams end. The railroad tracks - taken just outside the North Adams tunnel entrance. Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass. Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the s.
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