Story 1. The Hoosack Tunnel Hauntings

In the northernmost reaches of the United States,

there is a train tunnel whose very foundations are saturated with the blood of the many

workers who died hollowing it out. Disturbing encounters with spectral entities were reported

both during its construction and for many years afterwards.

What secrets lie at the heart of the Hoosak Tunnel hauntings? I'm going to be. And the And then. Throughout the early 1800s, American railroad engineers labored to find a way of connecting

the northeastern city of Boston with the upstate districts of New York City.

This was a massive undertaking and facilitated the need for a colourful variety of sub-projects and architectural features in order to successfully link the two cities.

Key amongst these constructions was the record. link the two cities.

Key amongst these constructions was the requirement for a five mile stretch of tunnel, directly

underneath the Hoosack mountain chain, running parallel to the Deerfield River between the town of Florida and the city of North Adams.

With only pickaxes, bare hands and rudimentary black powder explosives available,

the going was tough, and many lives were lost to both tunnel

collapses and a lack of ventilation.

It was not until 1865, a full 14 years after the project had commenced, that the advent

of nitroglyserene enabled the workers to make real headway through the unrelenting barriers

of rock and clay. But this new technology did not come

without a price and it was not long after it was adopted that the first fatal

accident occurred. On the afternoon of the 20th of March, a three-man crew were experimenting with the new explosive at the head of the tunnel works.

A worker named Ringo Kelly detonated the explosive charge before his two colleagues.

Ned Brinkman and Billy Nash had made it back to the safety of their operations bunker.

The two men were killed instantly, crushed to death under an avalanche of falling rock and debris.

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