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The '''Spirit Train''' is [[Link (Spirit Tracks)|Link]]'s mode of transportation across [[New Hyrule]] in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]''. It is received from [[Anjean]] at the [[Tower of Spirits]] after Link loses his train and is forced to go through the [[Tunnel to the Tower]]. Once there, Anjean gives Link the Spirit Train so he can get around the overworld. After a certain point in the game, Link can replace the [[Train Part|parts]] of the train by other parts. [[Linebeck III]] trades the parts for [[treasure]]. Link can then swap the parts at [[Alfonzo]]'s workshop in [[Aboda Village]].

 

*The design on the front of the [[Spirit Train]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Spirit Tracks]]'' is a modified version of the [[Hylian Crest]].{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]'', pg. 220|The design on the [Spirit] train is a modified Hylian crest.}} However, according to [[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]], the triangle on the crest is upside-down because it is not associated with the story of the [[Triforce]].{{Ref|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia|Hyrule Historia]]'', pg. 220|The triangle is upside down because it's not associated with the story of the Triforce.}}

*In terms of locomotive type, the [[Spirit Train]] is a 0-4-0 type locomotive, having no leading wheels, four driving wheels, and no trailing wheels. This type of locomotive in real life was used as a switching locomotive, moving rolling stock through train yards to assemble trains. It would not be used as a passenger locomotive in real life, due to its lack of leading wheels to give stability at higher speeds.

*Strangely, the [[Spirit Train]] does not have a tender carrying a form of fuel, which seems to indicate that it gets its energy from the tracks themselves, like an electric train set.