Attraction concept origins Disneyland Railroad

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the central pacific no. 173 locomotive served basis 1:8-scale design of walt disney s lilly belle locomotive, , later used basis 5:8-scale design of drr s first 2 locomotives.


walt disney, creator of concepts disneyland , disneyland railroad, had strong fondness trains. young boy, wanted become train engineer father s cousin, mike martin, told him stories experiences driving main-line trains on atchison, topeka , santa fe railway. teenager, obtained news butcher job on missouri pacific railway, selling various products train passengers, including newspapers, candy, , cigars. many years later, after co-founding walt disney company older brother roy o. disney, started playing polo. fractured vertebrae , other injuries led him abandon sport on advice of doctor, recommended calmer recreational activity. starting in late 1947, developed interest in model trains after purchasing several lionel train sets.


by 1948, walt disney s interest in model trains evolving interest in larger, ridable miniature trains after observing trains , backyard railroad layouts of several hobbyists, including disney animator ollie johnston. in 1949, after purchasing 5 acres (2.0 ha) of vacant land in holmby hills neighborhood of los angeles, started construction on new residence himself , family, , on elaborate 7 ⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge ridable miniature carolwood pacific railroad behind it. railroad featured set of freight cars pulled lilly belle, 1:8-scale live steam locomotive named after disney s wife lillian , built walt disney studios machine shop team led roger e. broggie. locomotive s design, chosen walt disney after seeing smaller locomotive model same design @ home of rail historian gerald m. best, based directly on copies of blueprints central pacific no. 173, steam locomotive rebuilt central pacific railroad in 1872. lilly belle first ran on carolwood pacific railroad on may 7, 1950. walt disney s backyard railroad attracted visitors interested in riding miniature steam train, , on weekends, when railroad operating, allowed them so, allowing become guest engineers , drive train. in 1953, after visitor drove lilly belle fast along curve, causing derail , injure five-year-old girl, walt disney, fearing possibility of future accidents, closed down carolwood pacific railroad , placed locomotive in storage.


prior incident closed railroad, walt disney consulted roger broggie concept of including ridable miniature train in potential tour of walt disney studios in burbank, north of downtown los angeles. broggie, believing there limited visitor capacity attraction, recommended disney make train bigger in scale. idea of studio tour replaced idea of amusement park named disneyland across street studio, , in 1 of first design concepts @ proposed location, miniature steam train ride included, larger, narrow-gauge steam railroad attraction. during time, disney proposed narrow-gauge crystal springs & southwestern railroad, nearby travel town museum in griffith park planned build, extended run through disneyland. planned construction of ventura freeway across land between 2 sites, , rejection burbank city council of new amusement park in city, led disney different location build park , narrow-gauge railroad.








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