Once again, the Stanley Park Ghost Train will not be operating this Halloween season.
On Wednesday morning, the Vancouver Park Board shared the news and said the popular Halloween attraction “will remain at the station this Halloween while restoration work continues to ensure its safe and optimal performance”.
“At this time, all the necessary parts have been successfully acquired and teams are hard at work taking on additional repairs and testing to guarantee the train’s safe operation to get it back in service as soon as possible,” reads their statement.
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The Park Board says their goal now is to complete the work this November, contingent upon approval from Technical Safety BC.
“The vintage train equipment, some of which is more than 60 years old, requires specialized parts that are challenging to obtain.”
Both the Halloween-themed Ghost Train and Bright Nights Christmas attractions were cancelled last year after the trains failed to pass an inspection by Technical Safety BC. The issues identified by Technical Safety BC were corrosion and damage to both track lines and the railcars, overgrown vegetation disrupting sight lines and decaying infrastructure.