Bain, 26, and her boyfriend came to Louisville from Dayton, Ohio on Saturday to take part in a paranormal tour scheduled from 10 p.m. to midnight. Before the tour started, the couple decided to investigate the Pope Lick Monster.
The creature reportedly lives under the Pope Lick train trestle and lures people to their deaths by having them walk on the trestle, which stands 80 to 100 feet high, and get hit by an oncoming train.
As the couple were walking along the trestle, a Norfolk Southern train came barreling towards them at around 30 mph. Realizing they did not have time to run for safety, the couple decided to hang from the sides of trestle until the train passed.
The train’s engineer sounded his horn and put on the brakes, but it would be too late for Bain who, unlike her boyfriend, was unable to clear the tracks in time. After being hit by the train, Bain was thrown 80 feet to the ground. She would be pronounced dead at the scene. Her boyfriend survived the incident with no injuries.
Residents say the Pope Lick Monster legend has been around for decades and that the trestle is a popular spot for teenagers and ghost hunters, despite the warnings to stay away. Residents added that some thrill-seekers are unaware that the tracks are active.
Not too surprisingly, Bain isn’t the first person we’ve reported on who ended up kissing a moving Norfolk Southern train while investigating an urban legend on a trestle.
Back in 2010, a man in North Carolina was killed while investigating a ghost train with a group of ghost hunters. Like Bain, he was unable to clear the trestle he was on before being struck by an oncoming train and thrown from the trestle.
Also, in 2012, two teenage girls in Missouri were trying to see a ghost train when they were killed by a very real Amtrak passenger train that smashed into the vehicle they were sitting in.
This article was written by Morbid for The Dreamin Demon - the Internet's self-appointed buzzkill.
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