St. Louis Ghost Light

Saskatchewan · Canada · Haunted site

Along a vanished railway grade on the prairie floats a white light — the lantern of a headless railwayman, the legend says.

Outside the small village of St. Louis, Saskatchewan, generations of visitors have watched a mysterious light travel along a long-removed railway grade: sometimes like a locomotive headlamp, sometimes a smaller, bobbing lantern. According to legend, a railway worker was struck and decapitated by a train in the 1920s while inspecting the track, and the light is his lantern as he searches for his head at night. Two high-school students won science-fair gold by showing the light can be reproduced by distant car headlights — yet the phenomenon keeps appearing, and the village keeps drawing night-time watchers.

FAQ

Where is St. Louis Ghost Light located?

St. Louis Ghost Light is in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.