Sunday, October 28, 2012

"Grand Trunk Railroad Tunnel"

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There is no shortage of deaths around this tunnel before it was closed. A fatal train accident that killed 2 firefighters here in the early 1900's . Then 10 men died during a lock 6
accident later on in the 1920's. 8 men were killed on site and then 2 more later on in hospital, and shortly thereafter another 8 workers were killed before

the tunnel was finally shut down and decommissioned.
Though some reports speak of confusing drops of water from the melting ice with whistling, other reports have mentioned that the whistling hummed a very specific tune.
Conversations have been heard coming from the tunnel’s east end, and music, early 20th century music described as coming from an old music box has been heard as well.
Official names for this tunnel during its usage have been "The Great Western Railway Tunnel", "The Merritton Tunnel", and "The Grand Trunk Railway Tunnel"
If visiting, take lots of pictures. There is an unexplained mist that might appear in many of them!
Type: Ghost Stories and Local Haunts
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This tunnel is called the "Grand Trunk Railroad Tunnel"

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Long Description:
There is no shortage of deaths around this tunnel before it was closed. A fatal train accident that killed 2 firefighters here in the early 1900's . Then 10 men died during a lock 6
accident later on in the 1920's. 8 men were killed on site and then 2 more later on in hospital, and shortly thereafter another 8 workers were killed before
 the tunnel was finally shut down and decommissioned.

Though some reports speak of confusing drops of water from the melting ice with whistling, other reports have mentioned that the whistling hummed a very specific tune.


Conversations have been heard coming from the tunnel’s east end, and music, early 20th century music described as coming from an old music box has been heard as well.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Update

Well, I have installed Windows Live Essentials 2012 which comes with Windows Live Writer so now I can update my blog. I haven’t updated it in quite awhile.

I’ve been working a lot, work keeps me busy but I love my job. This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and at work we’re raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness. Each store in our company has a goal of $600 to raise. Well, we have exceeded that goal. Last time my boss checked we had $900 something I think. We’re so close to $1,000 and I hope we’re able to get it too. I only did $2.15 last night in donations because I wasn’t busy at all and had very little customers.

Monday, October 15, 2012

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

In Memory of Heather Lee Santor

In Memory of Heather Lee Santor

I have known Heather for a long time. She was such a wonderful person. I loved her dearly, she was such a great friend to me and was always there for me. She was my Manager at the Kangaroo, my friend, like family to me. I heard the news and just couldn't believe it. It seemed unreal, impossible. But unfortunately the news was true. I keep thinking what if I could have been there to save her or could have warned her somehow. People keep talking about people's death is predestined and when people are born they are dealt a number and when its your time to go your time is up. But I don't want to believe that, I mean Heather was only 39 years old, too young to be gone. I wish these truck drivers would pay attention when they're driving. That truck driver wasn't paying attention and 2 people's lives were taken because of his inattention and carelessness on the road.

Heather will be greatly missed. She always had such a great attitude and was always happy and smiling. She was such a positive person. She was the kind of person who would give you the shirt off her back. She was such an unselfish person and she loved her family very much.

I will greatly miss her, she will always be in my thoughts and she'll never be forgotten.

I love you Heather, I'll never forget you. God has another angel in heaven, may you rest in peace.

Wreck leaves hero with wrenching memories

By Joe Beck Harry Hamilton Jr. was a shaken hero Monday after pulling one passenger to safety from a flaming wreck Friday night on Interstate 81 near the Kernstown exit in Frederick County. Hamilton said he was grateful to have saved the life of Zackary Santor, 18, of Staunton, but the horrifying sights and sounds of watching two other passengers die inside the 1998 Jeep Cherokee have robbed him of sleep and some of the satisfaction he might otherwise have gained from his dramatic actions. Santor's mother and the driver of the Jeep, Heather Lee Santor, 39, and Acoye M. Breckenridge, 18, both of Staunton, could not be rescued, despite the efforts of Hamilton and two others he identified as off-duty firefighters. A tractor-trailer rear-ended the Santors' Jeep while it was stopped in southbound traffic near a road construction site at about 7:48 p.m. The Jeep then plowed into the rear of a Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by Hamilton's daughter, Jenelle Embrey, 45, of Linden. Hamilton was in the passenger's side of the front seat. The driver of the truck, Lance W. Anderson, 43, of Hudson, S.D. received a summons from state trooper B.G. Davis for reckless driving, according to state police spokesman Sgt. F.L. "Les" Tyler. Hamilton, 66, of Winchester, said he had a "couple of cuts" on his hands from breaking the window on the passenger's side of the Jeep and helping Zackary Santor scramble out of the vehicle. "He was like in a daze," Hamilton said of Santor. "I grabbed him and took him out of there. I remember he was sort of like pedaling a bicycle with his feet going, trying to get out of that window." Hamilton said Zackary Santor was crying "mom, mom" after climbing out of the vehicle. As Hamilton then tried to decide how to rescue Heather Santor and Breckenridge when the two other people stepped in to help, he said. They used a fire extinguisher and that started to bring the fire under control for a few moments, but the extinguisher quickly ran out of spray and "then the blaze roared through the whole vehicle," Hamilton said. "That boy watched his mother burn to death and his best friend in the back seat burn to death," Hamilton said of Zackary Santor. "It's something that's going to take a long time for me forget about." Hamilton said the impact of the accident sent the Jeep 250 feet down the road and the PT Cruiser 300 feet. He estimated the truck traveled 500 feet. "We were spinning around in circles and then the truck hit us again," Hamilton said. Hamilton said he emerged from his vehicle about 60 feet away from the Jeep and immediately dashed to the stricken vehicle. He said he found out later that Heather Lee Santor had managed to unbuckle her son's seat belt before passing out. Hamilton said he estimated only about 25 seconds elapsed between the time he ran to the Santor vehicle, and the time it was completely swallowed in flames. Hamilton criticized the Virginia Department of Transportation for what he regards as a lack of signage warning approaching drivers of construction farther down the road. "I don't know why whoever was working on that road didn't have advance warning flashing lights set up before traffic was stopped," he said. "I think that's one of the dumbest things. Whoever was responsible for those to be in position should have watched those people burn to death. They might have some different thoughts." Edwin Carter, an assistant residency administrator at VDOT's Edinburg residency, said it would be "hard for us to comment" until seeing the state patrol's report on the accident. Carter said someone tasked with monitoring the work of road contractors went to the accident scene after it was reported. "He did respond to that. I'll need to talk to him to find out what he observed when he got there," Carter said. Another I-81 motorist who said she saw the road ahead of her explode into a fireball as she came upon the accident said she agreed with Hamilton. Linda Meyer, of Leesburg, said the area needs more and better advance warning of the construction site "I have to agree with him," she said when told of Hamilton's remarks. "It was pretty dark. I didn't see any flashers or signs that there was roadwork ahead." Meyer added that she was traveling in the northbound lane opposite the side of the roadway in which the accident happened. She didn't know whether there were any signs in the immediate area of the accident. Hamilton likened the psychological effects of his experience to that of a combat veteran from Afghanistan, Iraq or Vietnam. "I've been taking sleeping pills myself," he said. "I'm telling you I wake up 15 to 20 times a night." Meyer called Hamilton's actions heroic, but Hamilton can't shake the wrenching emotions he felt as he watched two people die before his eyes. "I just wish I could have done more," he said. Contact staff writer Joe Beck at 540-465-5137 ext. 142, or jbeck@nvdaily.com http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2012/10/burning_wreck_leaves_hero_with_wrenching_memories-mobile.html