City organizing attempt to set world record

October 16, 2026 (BOSTON) – Keolis Commuter Services (Keolis), the MBTA’s operations and maintenance partner for Commuter Rail, will provide 1,000 witches hats to passengers traveling to Salem on Saturday. The City of Salem is organizing an attempt to set the world record for the most people wearing witches hats at Derby Wharf at 11:00am.

“Keolis is proud of our partnership with the MBTA and the City of Salem in providing extra Commuter Rail service during Haunted Happenings events in October,” said Dave Walker, Vice President of Service Delivery at Keolis. “We’re happy to support this world-record attempt by giving away 1,000 witch hats to passengers. Riders are encouraged to plan ahead for travel to Salem on October weekends and Halloween.”

Keolis staff will be on the platform at Salem Station on Saturday morning handing out the hats on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9:45am. Passengers who want to participate in the world record attempt should plan to arrive at Salem Station by 10:30 a.m. to allow time to walk to Derby Wharf. More details about the event can be found here.

Keolis and the MBTA are providing expanded weekend service to Salem throughout October. The schedule is available here.

Keolis Commuter Services has operated and maintained the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s commuter rail system, the sixth largest commuter rail operation in North America, for over ten years. KCS is a subsidiary of Keolis North America (KNA), both headquartered in Boston, and employs approximately 2,500 people throughout the region. KCS and KNA are part of Keolis Group, an innovative global leader in transit services with more than a century of passenger transportation experience and operations in 13 countries.

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