5 Train Mysteries Too Horrifying for History Class

The train entered the Jomon Tunnel just after midnight. Steel wheels echoed through the mountain like distant thunder. In his sleeper car, a man jolted awake to a high-pitched whistle. At first, he thought it was just the wind—or maybe a deer’s cry in the forest. But the sound didn’t fade. It followed him. Inside. Then came the footsteps. Wet. Dragging. Something—or someone—passed his door. He leaned toward the tiny window and froze. A figure moved down the corridor. Translucent. Hollow. Human-shaped, but wrong. Or so the legend goes. For decades, strange sightings and unearthly sounds haunted this tunnel in Hokkaido. But it wasn’t until 1970—when repair crews were sent inside after a massive earthquake—that they found something real...