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The Ghost Train, Peoria, IL, 1937. 'A Mystery Comedy - The Ghost Train - Chills! Thrills! Laughs! - Federal Tent Theatre'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.