Ah what the hell, I'll bite. I don't really believe in any of this stuff, but my mom has this story that she always tells from her time working as a nurse in a hospice.
As people die and their systems begin shutting down you often get strange brain activity that can result in involuntary speech. One day as this elderly gentleman (who was bed-ridden from the time he arrived) was about to pass on. He starts saying things like "I've got to get going, Charlie says I'm going to miss my train."
After he passed my mom was telling the story to some other nurses because it was interesting how it seemed like his soul was literally getting on a train and leaving. One nurse then tells her that she had a patient die the night before... an old, bed-ridden guy named Charlie who would always chat with her about his time as a train conductor.
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