The Haunted Train Tracks in Coy, Alabama, are a local legend centered on a tragic 1950s school bus accident, where children's spirits are said to push cars in neutral over the tracks to prevent others from suffering a similar fate. The legend claims that the ghosts of the children can be heard playing and may be seen as apparitions, with visitors sometimes finding their handprints on cars by using baby powder, though the scientific explanation for the phenomenon is attributed to gravity. A school bus carrying children home from a field trip stalled on the railroad tracks and was struck by a high-speed train, resulting in the deaths of all the children aboard. The bus driver, filled with guilt, later tried to commit suicide by parking his car on the same tracks. The spirits of the children are said to have saved him by pushing his car uphill and away from the tracks. The legend states that if a car is placed in neutral on the tracks, the children's ghosts will push it to safety. Visitors to the location have reported hearing children playing and may even see their apparitions, particularly in the late evening or early morning hours. Some accounts suggest that if baby powder is applied to a car that has been pushed, the handprints of the ghostly children will appear. The movement of the car is explained by gravity, which can cause a car left in neutral to roll downhill on the tracks. The phenomenon creates an illusion of being pushed to safety, but it is an effect of the natural forces acting on the car. It is strongly advised not to visit the tracks to test the legend, as the area is an active train crossing with real trains.