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Phantom Train” Appears on Abandoned Tracks in Scottish Highlands

Inverness, Scotland – Locals in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands are scratching their heads after a fully operational steam train appeared this week on a stretch of railway that’s been out of service since 1978.

The locomotive, which bears the markings “The Highland Specter”, was first spotted at dawn by a group of hikers near Glenmoriston. It was reportedly moving slowly along the moss-covered tracks, whistling faintly, with no conductor in sight and no one on board.

“It was like something out of a ghost story,” said Fiona Mackenzie, a local schoolteacher who filmed the train passing in eerie silence. “No sound but the wind and that whistle. I thought I was dreaming.”

Since then, hundreds of curious visitors have flocked to the area, and paranormal enthusiasts are calling it a potential “time slip event.” Some speculate it's an elaborate art installation or secret film shoot — though no production companies have claimed it.

Transport Scotland issued a statement confirming that the rail line in question is not connected to the national grid and hasn’t been maintained in nearly five decades.

“There’s no logical way a train should be operating on those tracks,” said engineer Malcolm Stuart. “The rails are warped, rusted, and partly overgrown. And yet, it glides like it’s 1925.”

Local historians have since uncovered a reference to a train called The Highland Specter, a luxury express that was commissioned in 1925 but never completed due to funding cuts. Its final carriages were rumored to have been lost in a warehouse fire in 1932.

The mystery has inspired folklore buffs and skeptics alike, with theories ranging from secret government tech to supernatural activity — or even a marketing stunt for a new VR experience.

Until answers surface, one thing is certain: the ghostly train now draws visitors daily, stopping briefly at sunrise and vanishing into the mist.