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35778
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An encounter on a train with a stranger left him the owner of a coat seemingly tailored for him and a pocketful of dollars that seemed like pennies from heaven. From that meeting and gifts, Owen was taught this lesson: the best gifts aren’t always wrapped up in a box and bow.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 7, Nov/Dec 1979, p31-32, 56
Record #:
813
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North Carolina is rich in folklore and folktales, an area of which includes railroad ghost tales.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 5, Oct 1992, p14-17, il
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Record #:
16384
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The railroad has been probably the greatest single catalyst for folklore in American life. Both religious and secular songs have used the image of the train as a basic vehicle of expression. Railroads also embody American democracy, the spirit of the American frontier, and the divide between management and labor.
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Record #:
35490
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The mysterious light along a set of railroad tracks in this town was resumed to be the ghost of a train engineer. The endurance of the tale throughout the decades and generations can be explained by the adage “everyone loves a good mystery.”
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New East (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 4 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1976, p20-21