Here is a wonderful behind the-scenes video From the Orange County Register I've posted for your convenience as well as the accompanying post below:
Each morning at Disneyland, engineers arrive at the roundhouse before the sun rises to fire up Disneyland Railroad’s steam engines.
But first there is a complete, extensive inspection before the bio-diesel-fueled fire is lit on each engine.
The railroad has five engines:
Engine #1, the C.K. Holliday – built at Walt Disney Studios in 1954.
Engine #2, the E.P. Ripley – also built at the studios in 1954. This train was the first to ride out on the park’s opening day.
Engine #3, the Fred Gurley – built in 1894 by Baldwin Locomotive Works and put into service at Disneyland in 1958.
Engine #4, the Ernest S. March – built by Baldwin in 1925 and put into service at Disneyland in 1959.
Engine #5, the Ward Kimball – built by Baldwin in 1902 and put into service at the park in 2005. It was named for long-time Disney animator Ward Kimball. The headlight features a gold leaf silhouette of Jiminy Crickett, a character created by Kimball.
I got a peak inside the roundhouse and watched what the Disneyland Railroad crews do every morning.
Here is the first of my three videos on what it takes to keep the trains circling the Magic Kingdom, like they have done since the park opened July 17, 1955 (Check back in the next couple of days at the Register’s AroundDisney.com to see the other videos). June 1st, 2010 by Mark Eades
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