Railroad Crossing Ghosts
Just south of San Antonio, Texas, sits an intersection of roadway & railroad track. According to local legend, this was a site of a tragic accident involving a school bus that killed several children. The children`s ghosts are said to still linger at the spot pushing stalled cars off of the railroad tracks, even though the path is uphill. It`s also said that if you sprinkle talcum powder on the back of your car & the bumper, you can see tiny hand & fingerprints on the car. This theory is questioned greatly, because the oils from a person`s hand can linger for a very long time. It has been claimed that these fingerprints were already there before these experiments are conducted. But we were contacted by Ann Gallegos, a San Antonio resident that says she washed her car before trying the experiment & the fingerprints still appeared. You can read her actual e-mail below.
This photo was taken by the daughter of Andy & Debi Chesney, who was at the sight doing her own investigation fueled by all of the many reports of paranormal activity at the site. The transparent image that wasn`t discovered on the photo until the next day appears to be either a little girl holding a teddy bear, or a little girl with a dog sitting at her feet.
A search of records at the San Antonio Police Department & local newspaper archives turned up no evidence of a tragic accident at that location in which any children were killed. Surveyors recently studied the area & found that the uphill incline is actually an optical illusion, claiming that it`s actually a downhill grade. There have been dozens of reports by people over the years claiming to hear the sound of children laughing & playing at the site. We`ve provided enlarged versions of the photograph & zoomed in so you can study the photo for yourself. Are these ghosts we`re seeing here, or is it energy accumulated by thought forms of people visiting the site?
Although there is no explanation for the images on the photos & they may be the real thing, it`s important that I explain some facts about the alleged school bus accident. There is a lot of debate of the actual date of this deadly accident. There are no records of any such accident with the local newspaper archives, nor the San Antonio Police Department. Certainly a story this tragic would be documented somewhere.
Surveyors have confirmed that this up hill grade is actually an optical illusion & you must stop your vehicle at least 80 feet before the tracks in order to get enough momentum to completely cross the tracks. The finger prints on the bumper & back of the vehicle could be months & even years old. Oils from your skin can last for a long time & even survive rain. Rather than using soap to wash your car prior to doing the talcum powder experiment, try using a degreaser & scrub hard.
According to the former director of transportation of the San Antonio Independent School District, Robert Zamora, there were no school buses on that stretch of road until 1967. So there are many holes in the school bus story that may or may not prove it`s truth. But that still has no reflection on the photos of the ghosts taken there.
Lightened version
Zoomed version
Girl With A Dog?
This location has drawn quite the attention in the San Antonio area & many people visit the site regularly. Every legitamate person that has contacted us reports that this phenomenon is true. Melissa Woodruff recently visited the site & took many pictures. The picture below is looking down the train tracks & Melissa caught an image of what looks very much like the girl in the above photos.
Letters from residents of San Antonio.
I lived in San Antonio TX, from 1993-1997. Here we heard of an old story where a school bus was run over by a train. This occurred in the 1920's. It is said that a school bus filled with students was having trouble and the bus came to a stop on the railroad tracks. As the driver tried to start the bus up again the train had whistled announcing the passing in a few minutes. The bus was not able to start and the train came in at full speed killing everyone in the bus.
The story now is that if you are having car trouble and your car stops on the railroad tracks, the children's spirits come from out of the bushes and they will push your vehicle over the railroad tracks. Being curious my ex-husband and I, alike others, went to the railroad tracks and proceeded to turn off our car and place it in neutral. The tracks are uphill. Not even five seconds pass when you begin to feel the car moving forward. Now, this can be confused with some type of scientifical explanation. Here's the catch. The car will go over the tracks at a pretty good speed. If you place any dirt, flour, baby powder on the car, you can see the hand prints all over your car. I have done it, and even though it is a relief to know you will never have any problems at the tracks there is still an erie feeling when you see all those innocent handprints on your car. If you ever go to San Antonio try this I can assure you, it never fails.
Griselda Holguin.
i visited your site for the first time yesterday(12-13-06) and it was very interesting. i live in san antonio and i have visited those railroad tracks and have done the baby powder thing.at first they said the prints were our prints from the oils in our hands,so i washed my car and went back. same thing happend with the hand prints.nobody had touched my car. i made sure of that!