GCHZ7J Ghost Train Station One (Traditional Cache) in Wisconsin, United States created by Trudy & the beast ~ Packing PK Memorial

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A cache by Trudy & the beast ~ Packing PK Memorial Message this owner

Hidden : 3/27/2004

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Ammobox within 100 feet of an abandoned railroad. Please observe parking restrictions. There is a path along the length of this series.

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The Ghost Train ~ As told by Dave Yanko
We had high hopes, But we really didn't expect to see anything when we struck out around 10 p.m. on a Friday in December. The road that leads to the track is unmarked and difficult to find. Three men at the hotel led us to the spot at about 12:30 a.m. We parked on the side of the road, facing west, and we looked south along the ditch beside the old track bed. We walked onto the path that runs parallel to the tracks and traveled in a southward direction when we saw a dim light ahead of us in the distance. We stopped, and we watched as the light got brighter and moved slowly from left to right before us. Over period, the light made a series of appearances. It came into view, grew brighter, moved slowly to our right, and then it faded out. Each sighting was 30 seconds to a minute in length. We'd then wait several minutes before the next series began. The light did appear to be coming in our direction. Several times while the light was present, my wife and I thought we saw a flickering of light on the bank of the old track bed beside us. But that may well have been stimulated imaginations at work, or just clouds moving past the bright moon. Through binoculars, it looked like a single light with a yellow hue. We agreed it did not resemble automobile lights. I can't offer a good estimate of how far away it was. Without knowing the source, that's difficult. But a really rough guess would put it no closer than 0.1 mile. What was it? We don't know. But we had fun seeing for ourselves the phenomenon known as The Ghost Train. We plan to return to the old track bed on a moonless night.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)