Phantom Train ( Final Fantasy VI ) The Phantom Train is a dungeon in " Final Fantasy VI " and an unrevisitable location . It is a train that carries the dead to the " other side " . The train departs from the Phantom Forest and is full of ghosts who can be spoken to — some attack the party , some sell them items , and some are friendly and volunteer to join the party , at least until they make it to the engine . Cyan mentions that he thought all of Doma ' s railways had been destroyed in the fighting , but the text doesn ' t specify which fighting . Story . Sabin , Cyan and Shadow accidentally board the train at the Phantom Forest and work their way to the front to stop it so they can get off . After battling through the train cars , they attempt to stop the engine , only to discover it is sentient . The engine attacks them , but is defeated and so allows them to get off at the next stop . When they disembark , Cyan is anguished as he witnesses his deceased wife and son board the train along with the other victims of the destruction of Doma Castle . The Phantom Train , along with the Phantom Forest , does not appear in the World of Ruin , but part of Cyan ' s Dreamscape is based on the Phantom Train . Items . A Tent can be found by examining an inconspicuous spot on the floor in one of the small rooms containing a table . A Fairy Ring is right next to the tent in the same room , but it ' s inaccessible and therefore unobtainable . Shop s . Bought from the Ghost store . Musical themes . " Phantom Train " is the theme that plays during Sabin , Cyan and Shadow ' s travels onboard the train . " Phantom Train " was included in the compilation albums " " , as an orchestrated version ( where it was titled " Mystery Train " ) and the " " . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy XIV " . The Phantom Train is mentioned by Y ' shtola during the event where she going to rescue Minfilia from the Garlean Empire . The Phantom Train Station also found in Castrum Meridianum . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Phantom Train appears as a battle stage . Vaan and Onion Knight also have a conversation on the train . It is a small and narrow map , but the camera can swing through the walls and ceiling , turning them transparent . The seats are destructible and the Phantom Forest whizzes past the windows . The camera shakes while fighting here as though actually on a moving train . During the twelfth cycle of war , Vaan tries to cheer the Onion Knight up from his recent loss in a practice match against the Warrior of Light , oblivious to himself being the cause of Onion Knight ' s distress by the way he treats him . When Vaan walks away to speak with Laguna , the Onion Knight tells Squall he is growing used to Vaan ' s role as his older brother . The Phantom Train has no Omega version . The battlegen item obtained through stage destruction in this area is the Ghost . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . The Phantom Train makes a cameo appearance as part of the background in the " Final Fantasy VI " Field Music Sequence events , visible inside the Phantom Forest . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . The Phantom Train is the location for a regular dungeon and is also featured in the Challenge Event s A Fateful Coin Toss and Back to the Skies . Phantom Train . Phantom Train is unlocked by completing South Figaro Cave in the " Final Fantasy VI " realm . Completion of this dungeon unlocks Chaos Shrine in the " Final Fantasy I " realm and Esper Valley in the " Final Fantasy VI " realm .