A man en route to a Christmas dinner offers a young woman a ride home. While waiting at a train crossing, he encounters an unexpected train. Later, he's informed that no train has traversed those tracks for years and that the girl he assisted is part of local folklore! Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of Strange in the story “The Ghost Train” from 1955!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Solid Gold Soldiers” (September 22, 1975) ***WD
00:47:51.699 = Richard Diamond, “The 200,000 Dollar Bundle” (September 24, 1949)
01:17:23.591 = Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, “Witch Doctor” – Part 1 (1930) ***WD
01:18:39.389 = Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, “Witch Doctor” – Part 2 (1930) ***WD
01:19:21.279 = The Saint, “Music Murder” (June 18, 1050) ***WD
01:48:37.359 = Sam Spade, “The Vafio Cup Caper” (August 22, 1948)
02:18:37.289 = The Sealed Book, “I’ll Die Laughing” (May 27, 1945)
02:48:35.969 = The Shadow, “Island of the Devil” (January 08, 1939) ***WD (LQ)
03:18:30.499 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Figures” (February 14, 1984)
03:57:45.069 = Strange, “The Ghost Train” (1955)
04:11:56.629 = Suspense, “Dead Sleep Lightly” (March 30, 1943)
04:42:27.329 = Tales of the Frightened, “Voice From The Grave” (1963)
04:48:27.599 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirit Calling” (ADU)
04:53:33.169 = Theater Five, “Decoration” (September 09, 1964)
05:13:34.544 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
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