On the evening of the 30th of January 1925, strong winds with gusts of up to 120mph caused a devastating incident at the Owencarrow Viaduct in county Donegal. A sudden gust caused three carriages from the Derry to Burtonport Train to derail and resulted in a partial collapse of the viaduct itself. Nine passengers were injured and four sadly perished.

Multiple witnesses have reported seeing the ghost of a woman walking near the disaster site. She is dressed in clothing from the twenties, including a headscarf. Some added that she is holding rosary beads.

Another ghostly character connected to the now disused line is a construction worker who was killed in an accident when it was being built. He would occasionally appear to passengers at Derry and Letterkenny and was sometimes seen walking the track itself. One witness was Kathleen McGinley. Kathleen was a teacher who would take the train to her parent’s house in Creeslough each Friday. But on that day in January 1925, she encountered the mysterious stranger, and he advised her against making the journey. He said that he feared a serious incident would occur on that line and asked her to reconsider her plans. Kathleen was unnerved by his advice and decided to cancel her trip that weekend. The ghost had effectively saved her life.