RU tower
Location & Map
Address Details
- Full Address
- RU tower, Sterling, OH
- City
- Sterling
- State / Province
- Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.96756, -81.84847
Contact & Links
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The Haunting
RU tower is a reportedly haunted house or historic building in Sterling, Ohio. Local lore keeps the haunting attached to the site even when the details shift from one retelling to the next.
Reported account from HauntTracker: Two trains collided head of on Jan. 17, 1969. Five men were kill, as a B&O Extra past and absolute stop signal and headed directed into the path of an on coming Erie freight killing the engineer, firemen, and headed brakemen of the Erie, and engineer and firemen of the B&O.
Haunting occurs cold clear nights when air is still. You can hear two different trains but nothing comes, and crossing gates at Kauffman Ave. go up and down for no reason.
Anyone researching the place in person should verify access first and stay within posted or legal boundaries.
Activity Details
Activity Level
Uneasy Reputation
What People Are Saying
Summary of visitor and community commentary
HauntTracker's public listing describes: Two trains collided head of on Jan. 17, 1969. Five men were kill, as a B&O Extra past and absolute stop signal and headed directed into the path of an on coming Erie freight killing the engineer, firemen, and headed brakemen of the Erie, and engineer and firemen of the B&O.
Haunting occurs cold clear nights when air is still. You can hear two different trains but nothing comes, and crossing gates at Kauffman Ave. go up and down for no reason.