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During the first few months after the WDWRR opened to the public, Main Street, U.S.A. Station, modeled after the former [[Victorian architecture|Victorian-style]] [[Saratoga Springs station]] in [[Saratoga Springs, New York]], was the only stop for passengers along its route, making only complete round trips possible.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Main Street U.S.A. Station|url=https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad-main-street-usa-station|publisher=''TouringPlans.com''|date=|accessdate=January 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630080243/https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad-main-street-usa-station|archivedate=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mongello|first=Lou|title=Main Street, U.S.A|url=http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/main-street-usa/|publisher=''WDWRadio''|date=September 14, 2007|accessdate=January 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114025043/http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/main-street-usa/|archivedate=January 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Station Based on Saratoga Springs |url=http://www.premierelimo.com/disney-railroad-station/ |publisher=''Premiere Transportation'' |date=January 13, 2012 |accessdate=April 13, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413184902/http://www.premierelimo.com/disney-railroad-station/ |archivedate=April 13, 2017 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="Leaphart2016pp177–179">{{Harvnb|Leaphart|2016|pp=177–179}}.</ref> |
During the first few months after the WDWRR opened to the public, Main Street, U.S.A. Station, modeled after the former [[Victorian architecture|Victorian-style]] [[Saratoga Springs station]] in [[Saratoga Springs, New York]], was the only stop for passengers along its route, making only complete round trips possible.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Main Street U.S.A. Station|url=https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad-main-street-usa-station|publisher=''TouringPlans.com''|date=|accessdate=January 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630080243/https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad-main-street-usa-station|archivedate=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mongello|first=Lou|title=Main Street, U.S.A|url=http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/main-street-usa/|publisher=''WDWRadio''|date=September 14, 2007|accessdate=January 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114025043/http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/main-street-usa/|archivedate=January 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Station Based on Saratoga Springs |url=http://www.premierelimo.com/disney-railroad-station/ |publisher=''Premiere Transportation'' |date=January 13, 2012 |accessdate=April 13, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413184902/http://www.premierelimo.com/disney-railroad-station/ |archivedate=April 13, 2017 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="Leaphart2016pp177–179">{{Harvnb|Leaphart|2016|pp=177–179}}.</ref> |
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That changed on May 1, 1972, when the first Frontierland Station, a small gingerbread trim-style depot building, opened just northwest of [[Pecos Bill]] Tall Tale Inn and Café.<ref name="Korkis2016p2">{{Harvnb|Korkis|2016|p=2}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Frontierland Station|url=https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad-frontierland-station|publisher=''TouringPlans.com''|date=|accessdate=January 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630080120/https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad-frontierland-station|archivedate=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="WidenYourWorld">{{Cite web|title=Widen Your World - The Original Frontierland Railroad Station |url=http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/frlrs1.htm |publisher=''Widen Your World'' |date= |accessdate=April 13, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004013223/http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/frlrs1.htm |archivedate=October 4, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="Burnsland">{{Cite web|title=Frontierland Station |url=http://www.burnsland.com/sdra/wdw_frontierland.shtml |publisher=''Burnsland'' |date= |accessdate=April 13, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422034632/http://burnsland.com/sdra/wdw_frontierland.shtml |archivedate=April 22, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> It was demolished in November 1990 to make way for the new Splash Mountain attraction and was replaced by the current rustic, [[Western (genre)|Western-themed]] Frontierland Station, |
That changed on May 1, 1972, when the first Frontierland Station, a small gingerbread trim-style depot building, opened just northwest of [[Pecos Bill]] Tall Tale Inn and Café.<ref name="Korkis2016p2">{{Harvnb|Korkis|2016|p=2}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Frontierland Station|url=https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad-frontierland-station|publisher=''TouringPlans.com''|date=|accessdate=January 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630080120/https://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/walt-disney-world-railroad-frontierland-station|archivedate=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="WidenYourWorld">{{Cite web|title=Widen Your World - The Original Frontierland Railroad Station |url=http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/frlrs1.htm |publisher=''Widen Your World'' |date= |accessdate=April 13, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004013223/http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/frlrs1.htm |archivedate=October 4, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="Burnsland">{{Cite web|title=Frontierland Station |url=http://www.burnsland.com/sdra/wdw_frontierland.shtml |publisher=''Burnsland'' |date= |accessdate=April 13, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422034632/http://burnsland.com/sdra/wdw_frontierland.shtml |archivedate=April 22, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> It was demolished in November 1990 to make way for the new Splash Mountain attraction and was replaced by the current rustic, [[Western (genre)|Western-themed]] Frontierland Station, built into the front of the Splash Mountain attraction, which opened in December 1991.<ref name="WidenYourWorld"/><ref name="Burnsland"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mongello|first=Lou|title=Frontierland Trivia|url=http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/frontierland-trivia/|publisher=''WDWRadio''|date=September 14, 2007|accessdate=January 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114030854/http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/frontierland-trivia/|archivedate=January 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name"ThemeParkTrains">{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad|url=http://amusementpics.com/TPTWDW.html|publisher=''Theme Park Trains''|date=|accessdate=May 24, 2017|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20121006033613/http://amusementpics.com/TPTWDW.html|archivedate=October 6, 2012}}</ref> The Frontierland parade crossing, which was originally located next to the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction, was relocated south through the center of the old Frontierland Station site.<ref name="WidenYourWorld"/> During construction of the Splash Mountain attraction and the current Frontierland Station in 1991, the WDWRR was temporarily named ''Backtrack Express'' and operated a single train, which only traveled back and forth along the section of track between the Main Street, U.S.A. section and the Mickey's Starland section.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Even Disney World admits it is a Goofy idea... |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-11-26/business/9011240905_1_mickey-s-starland-mickey-s-birthday-land-main-street |publisher=''Orlando Sentinel'' |date=November 26, 1990 |accessdate=April 12, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412175721/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-11-26/business/9011240905_1_mickey-s-starland-mickey-s-birthday-land-main-street |archivedate=April 12, 2017 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name="Florida-Project.com">{{Cite web|title=Magic Kingdom - Walt Disney World Railroad |url=http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/walt-disney-world-railroad |publisher=''Florida-Project.com'' |date= |accessdate=April 5, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223031435/http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/walt-disney-world-railroad |archivedate=February 23, 2017 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> In addition, the original water tower located next to the original Frontierland Station was removed, and a new water tower was built in the Mickey's Starland section.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Engine No. 2 - Lilly Belle |url=http://www.startedbyamouse.com/features/wdwrailroad02.shtml |publisher=''StartedByAMouse.com'' |date= |accessdate=April 7, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040618010940/http://www.startedbyamouse.com/features/wdwrailroad02.shtml |archivedate=June 18, 2004 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> |
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Between 1976 and 1977, [[Amtrak|Amtrak's]] [[Auto Train]] sponsored the WDWRR as their official family railroad.<ref name="Broggie2014p331"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sponsors From The Past – The auto-train |url=http://progresscityusa.com/2009/10/28/sponsors-from-the-past-the-auto-train/ |publisher=''Progress City, U.S.A.'' |date=October 28, 2009 |accessdate=April 13, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930133532/http://progresscityusa.com/2009/10/28/sponsors-from-the-past-the-auto-train/ |archivedate=September 30, 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> |
Between 1976 and 1977, [[Amtrak|Amtrak's]] [[Auto Train]] sponsored the WDWRR as their official family railroad.<ref name="Broggie2014p331"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sponsors From The Past – The auto-train |url=http://progresscityusa.com/2009/10/28/sponsors-from-the-past-the-auto-train/ |publisher=''Progress City, U.S.A.'' |date=October 28, 2009 |accessdate=April 13, 2017 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930133532/http://progresscityusa.com/2009/10/28/sponsors-from-the-past-the-auto-train/ |archivedate=September 30, 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> |
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Each Walt Disney World Railroad locomotive has the same boiler pressure of {{Convert|160|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}, and each of their tenders hold {{Convert|664|gal|l}} of fuel and {{Convert|1,837|gal|l}} of water.<ref name="Broggie2014pp393–394"/> Each locomotive when working on the line consumes {{Convert|25|gal|l}} of fuel and {{Convert|200|gal|l}} of water per hour.<ref name="Broggie2014p333"/> Steam-driven generators on the backs of the locomotive's tenders supply electricity to the trains.<ref name="Leaphart2016p197">{{Harvnb|Leaphart|2016|p=197}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Engine No.3 - Roger E. Broggie|url=http://www.startedbyamouse.com/features/wdwrailroad03.shtml|publisher=''StartedByAMouse.com''|date=|accessdate=May 22, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203133242/http://www.startedbyamouse.com/features/wdwrailroad03.shtml|archivedate=February 3, 2015}}</ref> There are no [[Railway brake|brakes]] on the WDWRR's locomotives; however, brakes are present on their passenger cars.<ref name="MickeyMouserailroad!"/> In the past, all four locomotives received overhauls at the [[Tweetsie Railroad]] in [[Blowing Rock, North Carolina]].<ref name="MickeyMouserailroad!"/><ref name="WDWTour">{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Steam Railroad Tour|url=http://www.fecrailway.com/WDWtour.htm|publisher=''FECrailway.com''|date=|accessdate=May 13, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001110014600/http://www.fecrailway.com/WDWtour.htm|archivedate=November 10, 2000}}</ref> |
Each Walt Disney World Railroad locomotive has the same boiler pressure of {{Convert|160|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}, and each of their tenders hold {{Convert|664|gal|l}} of fuel and {{Convert|1,837|gal|l}} of water.<ref name="Broggie2014pp393–394"/> Each locomotive when working on the line consumes {{Convert|25|gal|l}} of fuel and {{Convert|200|gal|l}} of water per hour.<ref name="Broggie2014p333"/> Steam-driven generators on the backs of the locomotive's tenders supply electricity to the trains.<ref name="Leaphart2016p197">{{Harvnb|Leaphart|2016|p=197}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Railroad Engine No.3 - Roger E. Broggie|url=http://www.startedbyamouse.com/features/wdwrailroad03.shtml|publisher=''StartedByAMouse.com''|date=|accessdate=May 22, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203133242/http://www.startedbyamouse.com/features/wdwrailroad03.shtml|archivedate=February 3, 2015}}</ref> There are no [[Railway brake|brakes]] on the WDWRR's locomotives; however, brakes are present on their passenger cars.<ref name="MickeyMouserailroad!"/> In the past, all four locomotives received overhauls at the [[Tweetsie Railroad]] in [[Blowing Rock, North Carolina]].<ref name="MickeyMouserailroad!"/><ref name="WDWTour">{{Cite web|title=Walt Disney World Steam Railroad Tour|url=http://www.fecrailway.com/WDWtour.htm|publisher=''FECrailway.com''|date=|accessdate=May 13, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001110014600/http://www.fecrailway.com/WDWtour.htm|archivedate=November 10, 2000}}</ref> |
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The table below lists the details of the WDWRR's locomotives and their passenger cars.<ref name="Broggie2014pp393–394"/><ref name="Amendola2015pp150–157">{{Harvnb|Amendola|2015|pp=150–157}}.</ref><ref name="Leaphart2016pp36–65">{{Harvnb|Leaphart|2016|pp=36–65}}.</ref><ref name="Leaphart2016pp120–129">{{Harvnb|Leaphart|2016|pp=120–129}}.</ref> |
The table below lists the details of the WDWRR's locomotives and their passenger cars.<ref name="Broggie2014pp393–394"/><ref name="Amendola2015pp150–157">{{Harvnb|Amendola|2015|pp=150–157}}.</ref><ref name"ThemeParkTrains"/><ref name="Leaphart2016pp36–65">{{Harvnb|Leaphart|2016|pp=36–65}}.</ref><ref name="Leaphart2016pp120–129">{{Harvnb|Leaphart|2016|pp=120–129}}.</ref> |
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Status | Operating |
Opening date | October 1, 1971 |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Railroad attraction |
Manufacturer | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
Designer | Retlaw Enterprises |
Speed | 10–12 mph (16–19 km/h) |
Vehicles | |
Riders per vehicle | 375 per train |
Duration | About 20:00 |
No. of tracks | Single |
Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
Track length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
Closed captioning available |
The Walt Disney World Railroad (WDWRR) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad and attraction in the Walt Disney World Resort's Magic Kingdom theme park in Bay Lake, Florida in the United States.[1] Its route is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length and encircles the vast majority of the park, with stations in the Main Street, U.S.A., Frontierland, and Fantasyland sections.[2] The rail line, which was built by Retlaw Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering), is operated with four historic steam locomotives originally built by Baldwin Locomotive Works.[3][4] Each of the four locomotives pulls a set of five passenger cars with seating capacity for 75 passengers per car, for a total of 375 passengers per train, and each train can also accommodate two wheelchairs.[5][6] The railroad has two trains in service on typical days and three trains in service on busy days.[6][7]
The Walt Disney World Railroad opened to the public for the first time on October 1, 1971, the same day that the Magic Kingdom park first opened.[8] Since then the WDWRR has become one of the world's most popular steam-powered railroads, with 3.7 million passengers served each year.[2]
History
Discovery in Mexico
The development of the Walt Disney World Railroad from the late 1960s to its opening in 1971 was overseen by Mapo, Inc. (the Retlaw Enterprises research and manufacturing branch) Vice President and General Manager Roger E. Broggie, who previously supervised the building of the Disneyland Railroad in Disneyland in Anaheim, California, the sister park of the Magic Kingdom.[3][9] From his experience with the railroad at Disneyland, Broggie determined that the best option in terms of what type of steam locomotives to use would be already-existing ones, as opposed to building them entirely from scratch like the Disneyland Railroad's first two locomotives.[3] To this end, he contacted rail historian Jerry Best who informed him of a possible location where these types of locomotives could be obtained.[10]
The location was a railroad boneyard in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico owned by the Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán, a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge system (the same gauge as the Disneyland Railroad).[11] Broggie, along with fellow Disney employee and railroad-building expert Earl Vilmer, ventured down to Mérida in 1969 to investigate and determined that four locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in the boneyard, along with a fifth locomotive built by Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works in a park in front of the railroad company's headquarters across the street, could potentially be salvaged.[11][12]
Broggie paid a total of US$32,750 for all five locomotives (US$8,000 for each of the four locomotives in the boneyard plus an additional US$750 for the fifth locomotive in the park).[11][12][13] The locomotives, along with an assortment of brass fittings, brass bells, whistles, light housings, and other spare parts given away for free, were immediately shipped by rail around the Gulf of Mexico back to the United States.[7][14]
Restoration in Florida
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The five locomotives and spare parts acquired by Roger Broggie, in order to receive the aesthetic and mechanical restorations necessary to run on the planned Walt Disney World Railroad, were sent to the Tampa Ship Repair & Dry Dock Company in Tampa, Florida, the closest facility to the Walt Disney World site at the time with the space and equipment needed to accommodate full-size railroad equipment.[14] Here, Transportation Superintendent Earl Vilmer, who had accompanied Broggie on his trip to Mexico, along with Project Engineer Bob Harpur, craftsmen John Doyle and Willard Overstreet, and the facility's Machinist Supervisor George Britton, were tasked with the project's completion.[15][16]
The original, dilapidated boilers of the four locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works were replaced by brand-new, smaller boilers built by Dixon Boiler Works.[16][17] Their worn-out wood and steel cabs were replaced with new fiberglass cabs made by Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California, as well as new tenders, which utilized the bogies from the original tenders.[7][13][18][19] Many of the smaller original parts on the locomotives such as the domes and brass bells on top of the boilers, as well as the wheels and side rods, were successfully refurbished and included in the finished products.[13][17] The locomotives' fireboxes were also reconfigured to burn Distillate No. 2 diesel fuel for fuel to generate steam.[4][17] The locomotives themselves were redesigned to look like 19th century steam locomotives by including diamond smokestacks, square headlamps, bright colors, and polished brass.[6][20] Replicas of their builder plates were also made to replace the originals, which were badly worn-out.[21]
Despite the successful restorations of the four Baldwin locomotives, they were not able to restore the Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works locomotive acquired along with them.[17] Built in 1902, it was the oldest of the five locomotives purchased and after determining that it had too many problems to be rebuilt, the locomotive was stored out of use in California for a period before being sold to a locomotive broker.[12][17] Its parts were later used as spares to restore the four Baldwin locomotives, and its smokestack was refitted to the WDWRR No. 4 locomotive.[22]
Opening day to present day
The four newly restored locomotives for the Walt Disney World Railroad, as well as a set of five passenger cars for each of them (twenty in total) made entirely from scratch and designed to resemble the open-air Narragansett-style excursion cars in use on the Disneyland Railroad, were completed in less than two years.[5][23] The first completed set of five passenger cars was delivered to the Magic Kingdom park in April 1971 and the first completed locomotive arrived on May 15, 1971, several months before the park's opening.[24][25] Like the steam trains running on the Disneyland Railroad during Disneyland's opening day on July 17, 1955, the steam trains for the WDWRR were the first attraction in the Magic Kingdom park to be finished, and they have been operating in the park ever since it first opened on October 1, 1971.[8] George Britton, who was instrumental in getting the WDWRR's locomotives refurbished, became the railroad's foreman, and he held that occupation from the time the railroad opened until his retirement on April 6, 2006.[26][27]
During the first few months after the WDWRR opened to the public, Main Street, U.S.A. Station, modeled after the former Victorian-style Saratoga Springs station in Saratoga Springs, New York, was the only stop for passengers along its route, making only complete round trips possible.[28][29][30][31]
That changed on May 1, 1972, when the first Frontierland Station, a small gingerbread trim-style depot building, opened just northwest of Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café.[32][33][34][35] It was demolished in November 1990 to make way for the new Splash Mountain attraction and was replaced by the current rustic, Western-themed Frontierland Station, built into the front of the Splash Mountain attraction, which opened in December 1991.[34][35][36][37] The Frontierland parade crossing, which was originally located next to the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction, was relocated south through the center of the old Frontierland Station site.[34] During construction of the Splash Mountain attraction and the current Frontierland Station in 1991, the WDWRR was temporarily named Backtrack Express and operated a single train, which only traveled back and forth along the section of track between the Main Street, U.S.A. section and the Mickey's Starland section.[38][39] In addition, the original water tower located next to the original Frontierland Station was removed, and a new water tower was built in the Mickey's Starland section.[40]
Between 1976 and 1977, Amtrak's Auto Train sponsored the WDWRR as their official family railroad.[5][41]
In the fall of 1980, the WDWRR No.4 locomotive was given a new bell originally used by the Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat, which was damaged beyond repair after being dropped by a crane during its refurbishment.[42][43]
The WDWRR's third station, Mickey's Birthdayland Station, opened on June 18, 1988 in the Magic Kingdom park's brand-new Mickey's Birthdayland section east of the Fantasyland section, and the railroad was briefly renamed Mickey's Birthdayland Express to promote it.[44][45][46][47] In 2004, the station was demolished and completely rebuilt with an identical appearance to the original station.[48][49][50] On February 11, 2011, after getting its name changed to Mickey's Starland in 1990, Mickey's Toyland in 1995, and Mickey's Toontown Fair in 1996, the section and its WDWRR station closed to make way for the new Storybook Circus area, which would be part of a new expansion of the Fantasyland section, and the station site was temporarily named the Watering Outpost.[39][51] The current Fantasyland Station, built on the site of the former Mickey's Toontown Fair Station, opened on March 12, 2012.[52][53] In April 2012, the water tower and two maintenance buildings were re-themed to match the new Fantasyland Station.[54][55][56]
During the WDWRR's 2017 refurbishment, the text on the Main Street, U.S.A. Station sign indicating a population of 600,000,000 and an elevation of 108 feet (33 m) was replaced with the new text Est. 1971.[57]
Ride experience
Beginning at Main Street, U.S.A. Station adjacent to the Magic Kingdom park's entrance, the trains of the Walt Disney World Railroad travel along its single track in a clockwise direction on its circular route.[58] Each train is operated by an engineer and fireman in the locomotive, as well as a conductor in the back of the train who supervises the passengers.[59]
After the train departs Main Street, U.S.A. Station, it passes the Magic Kingdom Monorail Station before going through a crossing adjacent to the Adventureland section where a Hidden Mickey made up of three wheels lying on the ground can be seen on the left side of the track.[60][61][62] The train then travels across a small bridge before going through a tunnel nicknamed Pirates Tunnel, which separates two buildings of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.[34][63][64][65] After going through the parade crossing in the Frontierland section and the tunnel through the Splash Mountain log flume attraction, the train's next stop is at Frontierland Station.[66][67][68]
Continuing down the line, the train passes the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster attraction and trundles over a swing bridge, which crosses the channel between the Rivers of America and the river leading to the Seven Seas Lagoon.[69][70] This bridge was originally located in Wabasso, Florida and was previously owned by the Florida East Coast Railway.[7][71] After crossing the bridge, the train goes along the backstretch of the park where passengers are able to see numerous static and animatronic displays of Native Americans and wild animals.[72][73] At this point on the line, when the locomotive is traveling side-by-side with the Liberty Belle riverboat on the Rivers of America, they will sound their whistles together in melodies.[74] After that, the train goes off the backstretch, under a road bridge, passes the spur line leading to the roundhouse, and arrives at its next stop at Fantasyland Station.[74][75][76][77]
In the final phase of the train's journey around the park, it runs through the Tomorrowland section and passes the Tomorrowland Speedway attraction, the Space Mountain roller coaster attraction, and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover attraction before it travels over a small bridge and arrives back at Main Street, U.S.A. Station, completing what the park refers to as The Grand Circle Tour.[78][79][80][81][82]
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Main Street, U.S.A. Station
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Frontierland Station
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Fantasyland Station
Starting in 1999, a separately-priced tour of the WDWRR named Disney's The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour is available once daily, and includes access to the railroad's otherwise-restricted roundhouse where the trains are stored and maintained.[7][83][84] On July 11, 2009, the tour was suspended until October 12 that year due to the monorail accident which happened six days ago.[85][86]
The WDWRR will not run during fireworks shows, given that its track lies within close proximity to the fireworks staging area, as well as special events such as Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.[39][87]
Rolling stock
Each Walt Disney World Railroad locomotive has the same boiler pressure of 160 psi (1.10 MPa), and each of their tenders hold 664 US gallons (2,510 L) of fuel and 1,837 US gallons (6,950 L) of water.[4] Each locomotive when working on the line consumes 25 US gallons (95 L) of fuel and 200 US gallons (760 L) of water per hour.[8] Steam-driven generators on the backs of the locomotive's tenders supply electricity to the trains.[88][89] There are no brakes on the WDWRR's locomotives; however, brakes are present on their passenger cars.[7] In the past, all four locomotives received overhauls at the Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.[7][90]
The table below lists the details of the WDWRR's locomotives and their passenger cars.[4][18]Cite error: The opening <ref>
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Number | Name | Namesake | Image | Wheel arrangement | Date built | Baldwin Locomotive Works serial number | Locomotive type | Passenger cars | Date entered service | Notes |
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1 | Walter E. Disney | Walt Disney | 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler) | May 1925 | 58444 | Baldwin Class 10-D | Five red passenger cars (100 Series) |
October 1, 1971 | Formerly Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán No. 72 and No. 274.[12][91] This is the tallest locomotive in the WDWRR fleet at 11 feet 11 inches (3.63 m), giving it 1 inch (0.025 m) of clearance between the top of its smokestack and the top of the roundhouse doors.[5] | |
2 | Lilly Belle | Lillian Disney | 2-6-0 (Mogul) | September 1928 | 60598 | Baldwin Class 8-D | Five green passenger cars (200 Series) |
October 1, 1971 | Formerly Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán No. 76 and No. 260.[12][91] First WDWRR locomotive to be completed prior to the Magic Kingdom park's opening.[25][93] After being away for repairs for several years at the Strasburg Rail Road in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, this locomotive returned to service on November 23, 2016.[94][95] | |
3 | Roger E. Broggie | Roger E. Broggie | 4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler) | May 1925 | 58445 | Baldwin Class 10-D | Five yellow passenger cars (300 Series) |
October 1, 1971 | Formerly Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán No. 73 and No. 275.[12][91] Originally planned to be named after Roy O. Disney, but given that he did not want his name attached to the locomotive nearly identical to the No. 1 named after Walt Disney, the No. 4 was named after him instead.[18] | |
4 | Roy O. Disney | Roy O. Disney | 4-4-0 (American) | February 1916 | 42915 | Baldwin Class 8-C | Five blue passenger cars (400 Series) |
December 1, 1971 | Formerly Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán No. 66 and No. 251.[12][91] This is the WDWRR's oldest locomotive and predates the Magic Kingdom's oldest purpose-built amusement attraction: the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel, originally built in 1917.[96][97] This locomotive's entry into service on the WDWRR was delayed until two months after the park opened due to the need for repairs to a major crack in its frame.[24][98] |
Operations
Preparing for service
Every morning, the WDWRR's trains are thoroughly checked and prepped by the maintenance crew and safety checks are performed by the conductor, which is also known as the hostling.[99] It takes forty-five minutes to fire up each locomotive to get the water in the boilers up to 425 °F (218 °C) to create the steam that propels them.[2] After that, the crew takes the trains out of the roundhouse to do the first safety check: popping off the safety valves to prevent the steam pressure from getting too high and keep it at 140 psi (0.97 MPa).[90][100][101] Lastly, the engineer will do the final safety check: running the train over a red light to test the emergency brakes on the passenger cars.[7][102] After both of the safety checks are complete, the trains are put into service at the park for the day.[101]
Block signals
The engineers and conductors of the Walt Disney World Railroad use block signals to locate other trains and avoid collisions or delays.[103][104] The WDWRR main line is divided into seven blocks, each of which has its own block signal.[104][105] One block is at each of the three stations, three more blocks are on the lengths of track before the stations, and the other block is on the spur line before the switch track at Fantasyland Station.[104][105]
Each type of block signal light is described below.[7][104]
- Green: the next two blocks are completely clear and it is safe for the train to proceed past this point.[7][104]
- Yellow/green: the next block is clear; however, the block beyond is occupied by another train.[104] It is safe to proceed past this point, but the train must be prepared to stop at the next block signal.[104]
- Red: the next block is occupied and it is not safe for the train to proceed past this point.[7][104]
- Yellow/red: the next two blocks are occupied and it is not safe for the train to proceed past this point.[104]
In two-train operations, the trains leave the stations on a green light and not a yellow/green signal.[104] In three-train operations, the trains leave the stations on a yellow/green signal, but must be prepared to stop at the next block signal light.[104]
See also
- Hogwarts Express (Universal Orlando Resort)
- Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
- TECO Line Streetcar System
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(help) - Bradshaw, Kate; et al. (2013), Fodor's Walt Disney World 2013 (1st ed.), Fodor's, ISBN 978-0-307-92944-0
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(help) - Broggie, Michael (2014), Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom (4th ed.), The Donning Company Publishers, ISBN 978-1-57864-914-3
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(help) - Leaphart, David (2016), Walt Disney World Railroads Part 3: Yucatan Jewels (1st ed.), Steel Wheel on Steel Rail Studio, ISBN 978-1-5330-3707-7
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(help) - Korkis, Jim (2016), More Secret Stories of Walt Disney World: More Things You Never Knew You Never Know (1st ed.), Theme Park Press, ISBN 978-1683900221
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External links
- Official website
- Geographic data related to Walt Disney World Railroad at OpenStreetMap