First Run Event, Post-Party Planned to Kick Off Multi-Media Public Art Experience
Join us for 'The Ghost Train,’ an artistic sensory experience to take place at the Oak Leaf Trail Bridge and Capitol Drive in Shorewood, which will make its inaugural run on Monday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m.This first-of-its-kind public art installation will enable visitors to travel back in history, imagining the round-trip journey of the ‘Twin Cities 400’ which was operated by the Chicago & North Western Railway and crossed that same location from 1935-1963. Touted as the fastest passenger train in the world, the Chicago & North Western Railway’s ‘400’ routinely covered the 400 miles between Chicago and St. Paul, MN in just 400 minutes –including its travel through Shorewood along the route of today’s Oak Leaf Trail.
EXPERIENCE THE FIRST RUN AT CULVERS – 6PM
You are invited to attend the first run event which begins at 6 p.m. at the Oak Leaf Trail Bridge on Capitol Drive located near Culver’s of Shorewood, 1325 E. Capitol Drive. Festivities will include:
- Ghost Train custard flavor (chocolate custard mixed with M&M’s in the ‘400’ train colors) and the unveiling of a Ghost Train wall of history at Culver's of Shorewood.
- “Ghost Train” photo booth located at Culver’s and sponsored by North Shore Bank.
- Official remarks begin at 6:45 p.m. with the first Ghost Train run at 7 p.m.
COSTUME PARTY AT METRO MARKET – 7:30PM
Following the train’s debut, a post-party for all ages will be held at Metro Market in Shorewood, 4075 N. Oakland Ave., 7:30 – 9 p.m.
- There will be music and Halloween-themed refreshments for kids and adults, provided by Metro Market.
- North Shore Bank will host a costume contest at Metro Market for adults and kids 12 and under with prizes. Everyone who dresses in a costume will receive a prize. Plus larger prizes will be rewarded to children dressed in train attire and groups and individuals dressed in period attire from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Prizes include family passes to the Milwaukee Public Museum and gift cards to Three Lions, CAMP Bar, Culver’s, and Metro Market.
- Meet the Ghost Train designer and learn about local railroad history via the Shorewood Historical Society.
Going forward, ‘The Ghost Train’ will run after dark each evening with time changes during daylight savings. Times will be updated on the Village of Shorewood website.
We hope you and your friends and family will be able to join us for the special Halloween event in Shorewood!
