by Philipp Mählmann
(Greifswald, Germany)
In the northwestern part of the city lies the old freight yard. Box waggons, wrecked buildings and huge amounts of rubble create an image of total abandonment. And then there are stories of strange noises, creepy shadows and disappearing citizens related to the site... - so people are advised not to trespass.
Possibilities
1 It is just a 'normal' abandoned freight yard - but it attracts all kind of strangers: vagabounds and wild animals, criminals and youth gangs. Plus, plus the site isn't really the safest place with all the rust, debris and what's left of cargo in the waggons - it is believed that some still contain coal and/or gunpowder.
2 At least three ghostly beings are associated with haunting the freight yard: Daniel o'Toole, train robber and three times murder, who unfortunately hid and finally died in a cargo train, that was sealed and placed to rest on the freight yard, Manni Olsen, a track worker, who went crazy when 'his' freight yard was closed down and repeatedly returned, killing two wardens before being shot by the police, and Rachel Hunnigan, 'the hungarian witch', whose cottage was leveled for the freight yard and died shortly afterwards in an asylum.
In fact, the three ghosts are fighting over control of the site - for whatever purpose.
3 The freight yard is still used - as a gateway to other planets. During certain nights people might see ghostly waggons arriving and unspeakable phantoms carrying undefinable goods to the waggons - and sometimes human bodies as well...
Copyright(c) 2009 Philipp Mählmann
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