Trains v People

In the "war between people and trains", trains inevitably win....occasionally even ghost trains win...especially when they turn out to be real trains.

Not sure if this guy qualifies for a Darwin Award, but....

Amateur NC ghost hunter looking for 'ghost train' hit and killed by real train

By Jeff Rivenbark - email

STATESVILLE, NC (WBTV) - A man who was with about a dozen people who were looking for a legendary "ghost train" in Iredell County was hit by a locomotive and killed early Friday morning.