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Blood on the Bridge (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

Podcast: MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Published: Aug 3, 2026
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Summary

One morning in early November 1888, an engineer drove a steam train through the woods outside Chantilly, France. Everything was business as usual, until he noticed ahead, next to the tracks, there were two maintenance workers waving at him and frantically pointing at something on the ground in front of the train. The driver squinted, and as soon as he saw what they were pointing at, he lunged for the brakes.