▁and ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁b ob bing ▁around . ▁Its ▁exact ▁location ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁vary ▁and ▁witness es ▁have ▁described ▁it ▁appearing ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁of ▁day ▁or ▁night . ▁ ▁Fol kl ore ▁According ▁to ▁fol kl ore , ▁the ▁light ▁origin ates ▁from ▁a ▁lan tern ▁of ▁a ▁rail road ▁worker ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁when ▁he ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁a ▁train . ▁The ▁legend ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁man ' s ▁head ▁was ▁separated ▁from ▁his ▁body ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁found , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁light ▁that ▁people ▁see ▁comes ▁from ▁his ▁lan tern ▁as ▁he ▁searches ▁for ▁it . ▁In ▁another ▁variation , ▁the ▁light ▁is ▁a ▁lan tern ▁carried ▁by ▁railway ▁for eman ▁Will ▁McC lain , ▁who ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁during ▁a ▁confront ation ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁workers , ▁Louis ▁Mc B ride ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁McC lain ▁believed ▁Mc B ride ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁removed ▁the ▁sp ikes ▁from ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁track , ▁causing ▁a ▁fre ight ▁train ▁to ▁der ail , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁der ail ▁the ▁Sun sh ine ▁Special ▁passenger ▁train ▁Some ▁sources ▁say ▁the ▁confront ation ▁was ▁about ▁how ▁many ▁hours ▁Mc B ride ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁work ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁Mc B ride ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁murder ▁and ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁elect roc ution . ▁ ▁C aus es ▁The ▁lights ▁are ▁believed ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁passing ▁cars ▁on ▁the ▁highway