History & local legend
The railroad crossing at East Hannah Lane near the former Hannah Furnace station is associated with an old woman searching for her family. In the story, a train struck her relatives and their bodies were never recovered. After her own death, she was said to continue walking beside the rails looking for them.
The tale circulated under Tyrone, but an October 2004 contributor identified Hannah Lane more specifically, remembering a green log house with a collapsed front porch.
Sources
- The Shadowlands, Tyrone railroad tracks, including the October 2004 contributor’s clarification naming Hannah Lane and describing the cabin
- Dan West, Centre County Pennsylvania Railroad Stations, Hannah Furnace station on the 1874 map beside the grade crossing, and separate Fowler stop
- Federal Railroad Administration / Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public grade crossing 506258T, East Hannah Lane on the Nittany & Bald Eagle
