Hunting of 311

by LionelCorp315

Rating: everyone
Tags: Tragedy, Adventure, Crossover, Mystery
Length: 939

After the running of the leafs there has been sighings of a ghost engine of 311.

The running the of the leafs kicked off fall and everone is exsited for nightmare night. But a ghost of a 4-8-2 no. 311. Clelestia sends princess twilight and her freinds to investigate. Soon thing takes a turn for the worse and things start to go wrong. Now what started as an investation turns into something else. Will the mane 6 survive? Will thay get the answers they are looking for? And will Twilight freak out that she was wrong about ghosts? Who knows?

Cover art by trainman3985 on DeviantArt

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2016-11-11 22:16:17 UTC

Chapter 1: Sleepover!!!

30 years later...

It was the day after the annual running of the leafsand the mane 6 were gathering at twilight's castle. Ever since tirrak "demolished" the golden oak library while trying to take over equestria. Twilight and her freinds had their sleep overs at her castle. The girls were telling ghost stories and right now it was pinkie's turn.

"..and then she woke up and she was in bed. AHHHHHHH!!!"

"Pinkie, that's not scary!" Shouted Rainbow Dash. "I mean even fluttershy isn't scared!"

"Yah I have to agree with Rainbow Dash." Agreed Fluttershy. "Sorry Pinkie."

"Nah it's fine Fluttershy. I was making a pretty boring story to prapare you for twilight's story."

"Oh I don't know if it's going to be that scary Pinkie." Twilight responded.

"I know it won't top mine." Bosted Rainbow Dash.

"Well then, let's get to it." Stated Rarity

"Oh alright."

"One rainy night..." Twilight began.

A logging train was running late to deliver a load of logs down the mountain. The locomotive was 4-8-2 and it's number was 311. The engine had unfortunit past from small breakdowns to huge wrecks. Soon the driver her pulled out...

"Her?" Asked Fluttershy. "Futtershy, Railroaders called the locomotive they drove a she. Don't ask why ah don't know."

"As I was saying..."

The driver pulled her out of the came and started it's juorney down the mountain. The rain turned for the worst, driver was trying to keep control of the train. She speeding down grade at 50MPH towards the bridge. The bridge was on the verdge of be washed out by the flood waters. The driver pony tried to slow 311 down but it was to late!! 311 and her crew fell into the raging waters below. Washed away by the flood waters. Her crew was never found. Some say the ghost of 311 haunts the line around the bridge. With red steam and a red headlight. Trying to complete the journey she never finished.

Once Twilight was finished the others were scared exept Rainbow Dash. It was silent. "Phh. Come on Twilight!" Rainbow Dash broke the silence. "really? A red headlight? Come on!"

"I-I think she d-did R-Rainbow Dash" Fluttershy shivered

"Ah think ah herd the same thing from Breaburn Down in Appleloosa." Stated Applejack. "He say it's filled with evil or somethin' like that. And that it came out around..." Applejack paused. "What is it dear?" Asked Rarity. "It comes around on nightmare night! THATS 311'S ANNAVERSERY!"

"Really Applejack you beleave in that too?" Shouted Rainbow Dash.

5 Miles out of Ponyville

While Railbow Dash and Applejack was aguing, something was going on outside of Ponyville. A train setting out on their journey pulled by a 2-6-2 steam locomotive. But stopped at a signal. It was red and the crew was confused. "I don't understand" said the firepony. "The dispacher said we're the only ones on the line tonight. Soon a red light was seen ahead. It was coming fast. And at closer look the train was a steamengine with a red head light and red steam coming out of it's cylinders and funnel.

The crew braced for impact but as soon as the front of the locomotive touched their's the engine disappeared. The Driver looked up and saw that they are alright. Plus the signal was green. The two opened the throttle and train rolled out of Ponyville.

Prolouge: the accident

It was a cold drizzy night. A 4-8-2 locomotive was waiting for orders while coupled to some loaded log cars. The driver and firepony just brought her with a load of emtpy cars and then turned around to couple to the loaded ones. They where just coming back. the driver was a stalion earthpony with a black coat, a brown mane and tail he was wearing a blue and white drivers cap that said Southern Logging on the front and the santa fe logo for his cutiemark. The firepony was a younger stalion that was also an earthpony with a orange coat and a skarlet red mane and tail, and had a firebox with a shovel throwing coal in. He was wearing a red bandana and was covered in greese. "Looks like it's startin' to rain, Traintime." Said the firepony. "It shur' is, Highball." Said the Traintime. "The manager told us there is a storm coming in" " well we better get a move on now" highball stated. The two climbed into the cab and set off down the moutain.

The little drizzel trurned into hevy rain. Traintime keeping speed trying not to let the train fly off the curve. "What are you going to do fur' nightmare night?" Asked Highball. "Oh ah don't know yet. Maby see the misses, take the kids out trick or treatin'. What about you?" Traintime said. "Don't really know yet. Maby, go out on a date with a little someone." Highball answered with a smile.

C"She said yes?"

"Yep!"

"Well congrats"

"Thank you"

A loud crash was heard. It was the sound of thunder echoing around the valley. Up ahead the bridge was sraining from the flooding water. 311 was heading down grade to fast. Traintime started to pull the airbreaks but the 311 could not slow down due to the weight of the train. Traintime quickly turned on the sanders but it was too late 311aproached the bridge to fast. The bridge colapsed and 133, Traintime, Highball, and the rest of the train plumeted to the creek below. With his last few minutes of life, Highball said to himself, "Sorry Lily, I'm not going to make it to dinner."