In what country did Disney discover the four Walt Disney Locomotives: Mexico, Venezue

[Maleficent2]

Mexico, Venezuela or Canada?



any help will be much appreciated.



Searched the web and can not find this info.



Thanks


Mal

 

[Demosthenes]

I believe they were all in the Yucatan in Mexico.

 

[Maleficent2]

mexico is what I was thinking also saw some special on TV about WD and I kindof remember them saying this.



Anyone else.


Mal

 

[TheLionKing]

I vote Yucutan in Mexico.

 

[wdw4us2]

According to original Disney Press releases, all of the engines were purchased from United Railways of Yucatan, headquartered in Merida - which was a "jungle town".

The oldest of the steamers was built in 1902 and the other four are 1915-1928 vintage.

Hope this helps you out!

Lisa

 

[SPAGo 98]

im so confused, i couldve sworn i posted on this thread before...

 

[EngrDaisy]

The Walt Disney World locomotives were purchased from the United Railways of the Yucatan in Merida, Mexico. Anymore train questions? I bet I know the answers....

 

[Towncrier]

I'll bet you do Daisy. When I was looking for an answer to this thread, I ran across a piece of info that I did not know. Disneyland purchased a steam locomotive from, of all places, Cedar Point. The engine is now known as the "Ward Kimball" and is Disneyland's 5th steam locomotive.

 

[EngrDaisy]

How very interesting. Our fifth locomotive was called the Ward Kimball. The fifth locomotive did not fit the tracks and I believe it was sold to somebody and it was swapped for railroad cars. You can still see pieces of the fifth locomotive by the train tracks near the crossing in Adventureland.

There is also a reference to Ward Kimball under the Main St. train station. There is a time board for the trains and one of the destinations is listed as "Kimball Canyon" and also "Grizzly Flats," which I believe is the name of his personal railroad, much like Walt's Carolwood Pacific.

 

[POOH&PIGLET]

Maleficent2 - Shh.
Don't give all the answers away!!!

 

[Towncrier]

Link to page with info about Disneyland's Ward Kimball:
http://www.oitc.com/Disney/Disneyland/Secrets/General/Trains.html

Link to another page that is a Steam Locomotive Locator:
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?restoration
(Note that Disneyland's Ward Kimball was named the Maud L at Cedar Point - I remember seeing the Maud L on my many visits to Cedar Point as a youth)

Another page with a reference to the #5 Ward Kimball locomotive:
http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/WDW/MagicKingdom/Secrets/General/Trains.html

Click on the next link to see a picture of the Ward Kimball:
http://lightning.hiddenmickeys.com/PictFrame.php?Images/MagicKingdom/ward_kimball.jpg

And finally, a link that explains what EngrDaisy was talking about.
http://www.steamlocomotive.com/florida/
Here's a quote from that page:

The Magic Kingdom operates five narrow-gauge steam locomotives around the perimeter of its theme park. Normally, two of the four are in operation at a time. Four of these steam
locomotives came from the United Railroad of Yucatan, Mexico. They have been converted to burn oil. One more locomotive (a 1927 Davenport built for N&S Coal at Pittsburg, Nova Scotia as an 0-4-0T, now a 2-4-4RT) was recently added to the roster and named Ward Kimball. However, it was found too light for the trains. In 1999 it was traded to the Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad in Sandusky, OH in exchange for their former Barker Lapine 2-4-4 named "Maud L". Maud L. was sent to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA where it will be completely rebuilt and converted from burning coal to burning oil.

These are just a few of the sites that I found.

 

[EngrDaisy]

If we are posting train sites, I will post what I believe is one of the best sites ever for Disney locomotives: Steve's Disney Railroad Adventures.

If the link does not work, the URL is http://www.burnsland.com/sdra/index.html

I use this web site when trying to explain what I do for a living, especially when I am talking to my grandmother online. There are lots of good pictures of all the Disney trains.

 

[burnsland]

Thanks for the plug! I just ran across this thread the other day, so sorry for the late reply. But I do appreciate your comments!

 

[EngrDaisy]

Hi Steve! Welcome to the DIS Boards.

 

[Zurg]

EngrDaisy: Hi Steve! Welcome to the DIS Boards.

Iz zhiz Stefe ze viking of ze nor' zea?

 

[EngrDaisy]

No, Zurg, I do not think zat I haf ever told Steve about ze Vikings, but I suppose I vill haf to do zat now considering zat eet all started on ze trains, ja. And Steve likes trains, and zat makes him cool, because trains are cool, ja! More Vikings, ja, ja, zis iz a good thing.

 

[burnsland]

Originally posted by Zurg


Iz zhiz Stefe ze viking of ze nor' zea?

Umm, no.

And thanks, EngrDaisy for the welcome!