St. Louis light

Short description: Mysterious beam of light reported in Canada

The St. Louis Light, St. Louis Ghost Light, or St. Louis Ghost Train is a supposed paranormal phenomenon seen near Saint Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada . It has been described by witnesses as a huge beam of white light, reminiscent of a headlight on an old-fashioned train.[1]

The phenomenon has been featured on the television series Unsolved Mysteries[2] 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 Prince Albert and north of St. Louis, has had its tracks removed, but the phenomenon still occurs on a regular basis.

Several stories attempt to explain the lights, including that it is a ghost train, or the ghost of a drunk brakeman who lost his head to a passing train and now wanders up and down the tracks with a lantern attempting to find it.[3] In 2014 Canada Post issued a stamp depicting the St. Louis ghost train, one of a series of five depicting Canadian ghost tales.[4]

Two twelfth grade students from La Ronge, Saskatchewan won science fair gold medals for investigating and eventually duplicating the phenomenon, which they determined to be caused by the diffraction of distant vehicle lights.[2] However, the light had been reported before the advent of cars.[5]

## See also

* Longdendale lights
* Marfa lights

## References

1. ↑ Christensen, Joanne. (1995). Ghost Stories of Saskatchewan. Dundurn Press. p.81. ISBN:978-0888821775
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mystery Solved?". Virtual Saskatchewan - Online Magazine. http://www.virtualsk.com/current_issue/mystery.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
3. ↑ Chandler, Matt. (2018). Famous Ghost Stories of North America. Capstone Press. p.22. ISBN:978-1543525991
4. ↑ "Canada Post revives Canadian-made ghost tales with collection of five spine-tingling stamps". Canada Post. 13 June 2014. https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/news/pr/2014/2014_haunted_canada.jsf.
5. ↑ Riemer, Taryn (October 31, 2014). "Ghost train story haunts small Saskatchewan community". The Western Producer. http://www.producer.com/2014/10/ghost-train-story-haunts-small-saskatchewan-community/.

## External links

* Virtual Saskatchewan - The St. Louis Ghost Train
* Virtual Saskatchewan - Family Ghost Hunt
* St. Louis Light Information Page

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