History & local legend
Near McElhattan, a railroad-crossing legend says children killed in a school-bus collision still push cars away from approaching trains. The story often appears under the name River Road, but a visitor writing in July 2010 placed their experience at the second railroad crossing on Pine Mountain Road after the county prison.
Jaynie Shady, who described making several visits, recalled fogged windows and a sudden jolt that felt like someone had shoved the car. The July 2010 visitor reported small handprints on a front bumper.
Sources
- Pennsylvania Haunts & History, River Road Railroad Crossing, including named visitor Jaynie Shady’s repeated experiences
- StrangeUSA, McElhattan account and July 29, 2010 paired comments 55675–55676 from visitor empirestylist09 identifying the second Pine Mountain Road crossing
- Federal Railroad Administration, eastern Pine Mountain Road public crossing 526933J
- County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, county prison at 58 Pine Mountain RoadUnavailable ·
