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and entails a strange light moving up and down along an old abandoned rail line at night, changing colours and varying in brightness. The line, located south of
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who lost his head to a passing train and now wanders up and down the tracks with a lantern attempting to find it. In 2014
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of distant vehicle lights. However, local residents claim that the light had been reported before the advent of cars.
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issued a stamp depicting the St. Louis ghost train, one of a series of five depicting Canadian ghost tales.
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Several stories attempt to explain the lights, including that it is a
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The phenomenon has been featured on the television series
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St. Louis Light
original research
improve it
verifying
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paranormal phenomenon
Saint Louis, Saskatchewan
Unsolved Mysteries
Prince Albert
St. Louis
ghost train
brakeman
Canada Post
grade 12
La Ronge
diffraction
Longdendale lights
Marfa lights
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"Canada Post revives Canadian-made ghost tales with collection of five spine-tingling stamps"
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