Disney Railroads Discussion Board

Quote: from Steve on 12:20 pm on Aug. 16, 2004 Quote: from denis larrick on 6:21 pm on Aug. 11, 2004 I was always a little disappointed that the Disney parks didn't have any crossings. Well, there is that one crossing on the Disneyland Railroad next to It's a Small World. Only the Cast Members get ...

Sorry for steering this thread in another direction, but I have thought about joining the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society for a few years now. It looks like a fun club filled with people that share a similar interest as myself. The only thing that has prevented me from joining is location. Many...

Well, you can read about how I got started in trains in the "Why are we the way we are?" thread in this forum. Disney trains and in particular the Disneyland Railroad all played a MAJOR influence in my becoming a rail fan. (To say that the DRR was *THE* one influence in me becoming obsesse...

What an interesting thread! :-) I got hooked on steam locomotives ever since my first ever ride on the Disneyland Railroad when I was 6 months old. Of course I don't remember that first train ride, but my mom does and she said that I was in an *EXTREMELY* good mood throughout the entire long ride. S...

Thank you so much for sharing the story and the photos. I also would be like a kid in a candy store if I were there too! I never rode in Retlaw1, but my mother did as a little girl. She said that they were very hot inside so she doesn't miss those coaches very much. (Hehe...nope...Mom sure isn't a r...

I love all of the DLRR locomotives, but if I had to pick just one as my favorite, it would most definitely be Engine 4, Ernest S. Marsh. I know that it's the most inaccurate of the locomotives because it was backdated so drastically during its restoration, but it just looks so nice to my eyes. Most ...

Take photos of what's left of the Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland because the remains aren't holding up too well. The wooden trestles are falling apart in some places. The section with the mining cart next to Big Thunder Trail behind Big Thunder is starting to bend downward a little from the ...

Thank you for sharing the great photos. I always admired the Lilly Belle from the outside and always wanted to at least peek inside to take a few photos. It's sad that the car may never see the light of day again. But that's just the way it goes when railfans are no longer in the top management posi...

Thank you for sharing the great photos! I remember seeimg some of them up for auction on eBay in the past.

It was mentioned in "The Disney Version" by Richard Schickel that the Viewliner was installed at a public park in Marceline, Missouri after it left Disneyland when the Monorail was built. At the time that that book was originally written in 1968, only the tracks were there but the trains w...