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An old timer from the railroad, portrayed by Ernest Chapel, tells about the hazards of the job in the old days. Men missing fingers, or a leg. He tells about riding one of the new streamliners to see his girl from 42 years earlier. He has to stop to explain slang of the railroad man as he recounts how he came to leave Addy.
Life as a telegrapher is described. On the summer night with hooty owls and squirrels, we relive the moment with young Addy. Should he leave the railroad for a different telegraphy company? If he could find a good paying job, where would she like to move?
On the rainy night, a train comes barreling through. Despite the green light, its too fast for the track. Addy runs for help while Ernest races down the track with his lantern. But where’s the train? Could it have been a ghost train? Was it just a trick, or prank?
When another train comes in the middle of the night, Ernest is ready for it. But a ghost train can’t cut off a leg… can it?
