The Ghost Train ticketing website was scheduled to go live Sept. 12, but the mood turned sour on the day the safety inspector arrived.
The Stanley Park Ghost Train was cancelled at least five days before the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation made a public announcement on Sept. 20.
The manual from Wichita, Kansas-based manufacturer Chance Rides said locomotives needed servicing for every 50 hours they are operated, which meant once every 10 days during the Ghost Train and once every six days during Bright Nights in Stanley Park for the two locomotives in regular operation. There was excessive wear in the undercarriage of passenger cars and mechanical troubles in each locomotive, such as brakes that didn’t release, overheating, and oil leaks that posed a fire hazard during operation.
Then another surprise, when a crucial Oct. 19 visit from a consultant was derailed. Jim Sturgill Jr. of Pacific Northwest Railway Services told Yip on Oct. 17 that seven underwriters refused to provide him a $5 million insurance policy.
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