This train figures prominently in the writings of Manly Wade Wellman who chronicled Appalachian ghost stories in his books. One of his books features Silver John, a hero who fights evil with his silver stringed guitar.
http://www.manlywadewellman.com/Wellbeast.htm
http://www.macabre-republic.com/2011/03/on-road-with-silver-john-little-black.html