What in the world is a lore trick or treat episode?

Well I'm glad you asked.

You see, every October, I try to help lore listeners experience Halloween all month long.

And so, only in October, I release extra episodes in between the full, regularly scheduled

ones.

That means that every Monday this month is going to have something fun for you to hear.

Today, you'll hear two different tales.

In between them is a brief sponsor break.

And there you go.

Now pull up a seat, turn off the lights, and make sure the door is locked.

I want to tell you something creepy.

I'm Aaron Mankey, and this is lore.

At 2am on February 5th of 1887, the Montreal Express was working its way up the cold iron

nervous system of the North American Railroad Network.

It had pulled out of Boston hours before, and was weaving its way beside the Connecticut

River along the New Hampshire and Vermont borders.

That's a lot of geography I know.

Just know this.

The Montreal Express was a daily passenger train that ran back and forth between Boston

and, you guessed it, Montreal.

This time though, the train was running behind schedule, nearly an hour behind, and it

hadn't even left Vermont yet.

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