The Station dead
Sources attach this name to the 2 places below. The name itself is part of the folklore record.
The dead are reportedly seen. The lore files them collectively as the station dead. Michigan Central Station's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. The name travels further than the proof; the sightings keep renewing the lease. The file stays open on it.
The dead are reportedly remembered. The lore files them collectively as the Station dead. The Station site's file is thin on proof and long on persistence — the standard profile of American place-lore. The lore has a face now: The Station dead. The report keeps its place in the record. The account stays in the file — reported, retold, unresolved.