My Dad is a Retired Railroad Conductor: He Tells A True Scary Story.

My Dad is a Retired Railroad Conductor: He Tells A True Scary Story.

From The Southern Witching Hour Podcast by G.F. Jackson aka LadyG

October 25, 2025 · 26 min · Season 4 · Episode 23

About this episode

In this episode, G.F. Jackson's father shares a chilling experience from his time as a railroad conductor.

Please read ! You’ll appreciate the story more. This story is dedicated to train buffs and railroad workers everywhere! Story contains coarse language. I recently did a dramatic narration of Charles Dickens' The Signal-man . The other day, I retold the story to my 80-year-old Dad --since he doesn't listen to the podcast. When I finished the story , he looked dead in my face as if to say, "Hold my beer!" You see, my Daddy is a retired Conductor for a major railroad corporation...it's the one with an image of a horse rared back on the engine...if you know, you know. Anyway, during his 30+ years of service, he's seen things way out in these Georgia woods that he cannot explain. In this episode, he tells us about a time when he, and the Engineer, Wiley, ran up on something late one night that neither of them was prepared for. Just so you know, Wiley, as the engineer, was naturally seated on the engine in the front of the train. Daddy, was sitting on the caboose at the rear of the train. It’s important to note that Daddy uses the word "cab" and “caboose” interchangeably. Their only means of communication was via handheld two-way radios…we used to call them “walkie-talkies.” Remember…

People in this episode

Host: G.F. Jackson

Guest: Daddy

Topics covered

  • railroad stories
  • scary stories
  • family narratives
  • ghost stories
  • train experiences

Keywords

  • railroad
  • scary story
  • Georgia woods
  • train conductor
  • The Signal-man

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: major railroad corporation

Books & works: The Signal-man

Places: Georgia

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