Voices on the grade Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
Paranormal researchers who staked out the site in 2009 cited reports of humming, a wandering child and voice recordings. Source: The Everett Herald, 2009.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
Wellington was a Great Northern Railway town founded in 1893 at the west portal of the original Cascade Tunnel (Wikipedia).
After a nine-day blizzard trapped two trains, an avalanche just after 1 a.m. on March 1, 1910 swept them into the ravine. 96 people died, the deadliest avalanche in U.S. history. The town was renamed Tye in 1910 and abandoned in 1929 when the new Cascade Tunnel opened (HistoryLink; Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public The site is a Forest Service day-use area, open sunrise to sunset with a day-use fee, per its page. Do not enter old tunnels or snowsheds. Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
Explore more
- More places in King County and Washington
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- Nearby: Monte Cristo (Snohomish County, WA), Lester (King County, WA), Franklin (King County, WA), Historic Everett Theatre (Everett, WA)
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