The Signalman by Charles Dickens

-A spector is a ghost.

Summary:
The signalman is visited by a man, and they become friends in a way. The man is interested in why the signalman is spooked. The signalman tells the man the story about the strange happenings that have taken place at his post. There's a ghost that appears before an accident is going to take place, but the signalman doesn't know when or where or how the accident is going to happen. At the end, the signalman hears the ghost again and walks on to the train tracks to investigate. He hears the ghosts warning and sees him, but he doesn't hear the train that is approaching. The train instructor man is yelling warnings and waving at the signalman, but the signalman doesn't even seem to notice. THe man at the top of the hill is even shouting down fro the signalman to "watch out!" But he doesn't hear. The signalman gets hit by the train and dies.