It’s October, which means Halloween and for many people, a twisted attraction to creepy things. For that reason we’re letting the cat out of the bag on this haunting experience that happens in South Carolina.

Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM In the quiet little town of Hilda, South Carolina there’s a creepy ghost train that may give you nightmares.

Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM This tiny town actually wouldn’t be here if not for the railroad. A peaceful little community in Barnwell County, Hilda was founded in 1910.

Flickr/clarkmaxwell It sprang up after the Atlantic Coast Line ran tracks through the area in 1897.

Facebook/Photos by Melissa Roberts By 1903, the community had its own depot that still stands today.

Facebook/Photos by Melissa Roberts Hilda is an unassuming little place where there is plenty of wide open space and fresh air.

Flickr/Sarah Altendorf But come nightfall, there’s a legend about a train that is heard in the distance. At first you’ll hear just the whistle again, and again.

Flickr/Adam Stromquist And then as the phantom train gets closer you can actually hear the sound of the engine and the train on the tracks.

Facebook/Photos by Melissa Roberts Only…the tracks in Hilda were all removed many many years ago!

Have you ever heard of a ghost train?

Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM

In the quiet little town of Hilda, South Carolina there’s a creepy ghost train that may give you nightmares.

This tiny town actually wouldn’t be here if not for the railroad. A peaceful little community in Barnwell County, Hilda was founded in 1910.

Flickr/clarkmaxwell

It sprang up after the Atlantic Coast Line ran tracks through the area in 1897.

Facebook/Photos by Melissa Roberts

By 1903, the community had its own depot that still stands today.

Hilda is an unassuming little place where there is plenty of wide open space and fresh air.

Flickr/Sarah Altendorf

But come nightfall, there’s a legend about a train that is heard in the distance. At first you’ll hear just the whistle again, and again.

Flickr/Adam Stromquist

And then as the phantom train gets closer you can actually hear the sound of the engine and the train on the tracks.

Only…the tracks in Hilda were all removed many many years ago!

If you like super creepy things, then you’ll love this Haunted Road Trip Through South Carolina!

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