Head inside the train by heading west. Inside, you'll hear one of my personal
favorite tracks in FFVI. You also learn your new destination: the engine cabin.
Start by heading east. It's not the way to the engine room, but you'll find a
Save Point inside the room in the next car. Also, you can talk to the Conductor
and learn more about the Phantom Train. But the real point of coming back here
is to recruit the Ghost. He may not look like much but he can use the Possess
skill, which can instantly defeat most enemies on the train; the only cost is
all of its HP and then it leaves your party. However, there are multiple
Ghosts on the train, so if you need to, you can re-recruit one. Now then, start
heading back west.
In the car where you started, there are now some more visitors. Believe it or
not, one of them is selling items, which you might want to stock up on. Also,
there's a Ghost to recruit if you need, but keep in mind that there are others
who will flat out attack you. Continue on to the next car.
In the next car ... you'll find the same setup as the last car. The merchant is
here with his wares and there's a Ghost to recruit. Continue on.
The next car will seem like a dead end since you can't advance to the next car.
Enter the car from the front and advance slightly. A ghost will move in place
of the door. Talk to it and either fight or run from the battle. Watch the
scene that ensues. Head up the ladder and then head west as far as you can.
Watch the scene and you'll find yourself two cars forward.
Head inside the car you land on and you'll see a lever on the north side. Flip
it and you'll see a scene. Flip it again and a path will open. Use the Save
Point if need be and then advance to the next car.
This car is supposed to be a dining cart. Have a seat if you wish; the food the
Phantom Train serves is nothing short of the healthiest delicacies. Believe it
or not, the food will restore all your HP and MP as well as nullify any status
effects. If you're done, then exit the car and circle around front. However,
head into the west side of the car to find a chest with an EARRING inside. Move
out and along.
The next car is different than the others. Equip the Black Belt on someone if
you have it since it works rather well. In the first room, you'll see a chest
but before you can nab it, Siegfried will drop down and battle you. If you have
the Black Belt on a character, they'll usually counter-attack when Siegfried
attacks them, which will usually end the battle instantly. Siegfried will also
steal the treasure (for the record, there was nothing in that chest, it's put
there simply for the sake of completing Siegfried's Bestiary entry). The second
room in this car has nothing inside, so move on.
The next car has nothing in the first room. However, in the second room you'll
find a HYPER WRIST (guarded by a Monster-in-a-Box), PHOENIX DOWN, SNIPER EYE,
and another PHOENIX DOWN. Head on out and up to the next car.
You can only enter this car from the front. It houses a Save Point, which I
highly suggest using. Head on forward to the next car.
This is it ... the engine room. If you read the manual in the northwest corner,
you'll realize that you should flip the first and third switches, then head
outside and flip the switch by the smokestack. Heal up before you throw the
switch by the smokestack, because you're going to face: