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October 15, 2015
Ghost Train departs with departed Climb aboard the Ghost Train for a spooky Halloween adventure with ghoulish characters and so much fun it’s frightening! According to legend, on a dark Halloween night in 1915, a train carrying 44 passengers and crew left Kamloops Junction destined for the town of Blue River. It was a frightful night, the wind howled and dense fog appeared at Wolfenden. The train steamed into the fog, but never came back out! During restoration and ever since locomotive No. 2141 has been back and running; there have been some strange happenings going on around Halloween time that remain unexplained. Could it be the spirits of the missing passengers? If you dare to find out, take a ride on the Ghost Train! Have the spirits come back to finish their fateful journey? Living passengers can board the train for an hour-long journey on the Ghost Train and meet some of the lost and restless souls from days gone by as they tell their stories. You never know what may be waiting around the next bend as the Ghost Train
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makes it’s way along the dark tracks where Halloween treats await you at every twisted turn. Kamloops Heritage Railway (KHR) has resurrected the beautifully restored 1912 steam locomotive, No. 2141 for a greatly anticipated annual Halloween tradition, the KHR Ghost Train 2015. The engine leaves the 1927 historic CN Railway Station at 6-510 Lorne Street at 7:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24 and the following Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 29, 30 and 31. Also on Friday, October 30, KHR is hosting David’s Tea Night, sponsored by David’s Tea. KHR will host a special tour on Saturday, October 31 at 4:00 pm especially for little trick-or-treaters; this is the only one of the Ghost Train tours suitable for young children. “We are really excited about the Children’s Ghost Train adventure, a new feature this year,” explains Rosanne Nelson, rail tour operations manager for the KHR. “For this ride, there won’t be any spooky stuff. Just lots of friendly
characters and lively music for children and families to enjoy.” It is time for you to throw caution to the wind and take the KHR Ghost Train tour. Tickets are on sale now online at www.kamrail. com or call 250-374-2141 or stop in at 3-510 Lorne Street. If you purchase your tickets online, don’t
pick them up early, as they will be available one hour prior to desired event. Fares include a hot drink and a snack. How did these characters get lost in time and what happened to their train? There is only one way to find out and that’s by taking a tour on the KHR Ghost Train! Trina Budai
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