The tracks at the ferry pier

Washington · United States · Haunted site

On the line directly in front of the ferry pier you can sometimes hear a train whistle, faint, and then something after it.

Steilacoom, Washington has a long standing reputation in this part of the state, and one of its best known spots is the railway line running directly in front of the ferry pier.

What people hear there is a faint whistle from a train that is not coming, followed by a distinct second sound.

Steilacoom is the oldest incorporated town in Washington, chartered in 1854, and the line along this shore has been carrying trains between Tacoma and Olympia for well over a century. Level crossings on it have a history.

The town also sits opposite Anderson Island, and the ferry has been running across that water for a very long time.

Sound over water at night behaves in ways that surprise people. A whistle from several miles up the line can arrive clearly at the shore when it is inaudible half a mile inland.

The tracks are live and the pier is public.

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The tracks at the ferry pier is in Washington, United States.