'Ghost Train' Event To Top Shorewood Halloween Celebration

SHOREWOOD, WI — The Village of Shorewood will host the first-annual "Night of the Ghost Train" Halloween event, a community-wide celebration in honor of the Ghost Train’s first anniversary.

The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Corner Bakery Shorewood Cafe and Oak Leaf Trail Bridge, 1305 E. Capitol Drive in Shorewood.

The Twin Cities 400, operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway from 1935 to 1963, crossed Capitol Drive at the Oak Leaf Trail Bridge in Shorewood. The "Ghost Train" was an interactive exhibit last year that allowed visitors to imagine a trip on that train.

This year's celebration will feature a variety of events for all ages, including:

• A costume contest for children 14 years old and under sponsored by North Shore Bank; includes a costume walk across the Oak Leaf Trail Bridge.
• Costumed attendees (everyone is encouraged to wear costumes.)
• Ghost Train story contest winner announcement (from Shorewood Schools 5th grade class competition)
• Additional Ghost Trains run at 8 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. (The Ghost Train’s regular nightly run times are 7 p.m. Northbound and 7:15 p.m. Southbound.)
• A "Selfie Station" with a Halloween-themed backdrop.
• Free refreshments

“The Ghost Train has become a beloved artistic feature of our neighborhood and we hope this new annual Halloween tradition will bring families from Shorewood and beyond to experience this unique installation,” said Guy Johnson, Shorewood Village President, said in a statement.

The Ghost Train was brought to Shorewood by Public Art Shorewood and designed by Marty Peck.

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