History & local legend
The Butler–Freeport Community Trail follows a former railroad corridor through Butler County. Stories about children laughing along the trail and unexplained lights resembling an approaching train drew a team from CPSI Paranormal to a section in Summit Township.
During the investigation, a team member named Dennis felt someone tug at his shirt. He turned but found nobody beside him. His recorder captured his immediate reaction as he told the others what had happened. Two other investigators photographed patches of mist along the trail.
Tom returned the following night and took another photograph from near his car, facing the trail entrance. These visits became part of the trail’s haunting accounts, alongside the older reports of voices and railway lights.
Sources
- CPSI, Summit Township, Butler-Freeport Trail, original investigation with team members’ accounts and photographs
- CPSI, follow-up investigation contrasting the earlier visits with an April return
- Butler–Freeport Community Trail, official trailheads with Bonniebrook Road coordinates
- Butler Area Multi-Municipal Plan, Summit Township portion of the rail trailUnavailable ·