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2 stories matching trackman
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- Terror in the Tunnel: A Ghostly Watchman’s Tale
A railroad trackman, left to guard a suicide victim’s remains in a Seattle tunnel, claims the severed head spoke to him in the dark.
- The Tragic Disappearance and Discovery of Mary Schneller
A young woman’s body is identified in Seattle, sparking a murder investigation and a warrant for the arrest of a local railroad worker.