A school bus full of orphans dies in a tunnel collapse, their spirits doomed to haunt the darkness forever. Sounds like the opening scene of a low-budget horror movie you’d absolutely still watch at 1 a.m., right?
Nope. This is the legend behind Colorado’s famously creepy Gold Camp Road tunnels.
The Gold Camp Road Tunnels are three so-called “abandoned” railroad tunnels just outside Colorado Springs. They were built in the late 1800s during the gold rush, then later converted for cars once trains were done rattling through them. Historic? Absolutely. Quiet and peaceful? Not even close.
Colorado’s Gold Camp Road Tunnels: Why People Actually Care
Despite their legit history, the tunnels aren’t famous because they moved ore. They’re famous because people swear they’re haunted. During construction, workers reportedly died, and from there the stories only get darker—and way more dramatic. But how much of it is real?…