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The Footage Captured At This Abandoned Train Car In New Hampshire Is Truly Grim

Published Aug 12, 2016

Written by 

Kelly A. Burch

Trains used to keep New Hampshire running, connecting the resource rich state with the factories down south. But the heyday of the railroad has long since passed. It's no wonder that one or two railroad cars were left behind in the Granite State. One of the most amazing is this abandoned train car in Bartlett.

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For years hikers and skiers in the White Mountains have passed the abandoned rail cars and wondered how they came to be left in the New Hampshire woods. Although that remains a mystery, some say that the cars were purchased by the Conway Scenic Railway in the 1990s and then forgotten.

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However they ended up in the woods, the abandoned railcars have become an attraction for adventure seekers, ghost chasers, and even local wildlife. Check out what this video captured!

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What do you think of this abandoned train car in New Hampshire? The New Hampshire wilderness is a wild thing, whether because of the animals or the complicated history that they roam through.

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