There actually was a Fort Wilderness Railroad.....http://www.fortwildernessrr.com/ This is amazing......I wish it was still active!
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Fort Wilderness Railroad
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Irrawaddy Erik
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Yep.... The Ticket booths that are outside of P.I. are some of the cars from that line.
DarkMeasures
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Yep. Many of the ties are still visible.
Captain Hank
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Hmmm, I remember seeing an early poster for Ft. Wilderness that had a train on it in a book. I wondered if it once had a train line. Cool.
BeachClubVillas
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Wow! What a shame that the railroad isn't there anymore. Does anyone know why Disney got rid of it? It looks like it must have been a lot of fun!
I'm pretty sure this was because of derailment and safety issues because the train was so close to the campsites.......It was only open for 5 short years....someday when I'm CEO of Disney World....I'm gonna restore the railroad line and other improvments Eisner hasn't thought of......(lol):hammer:
Here are some pics of the FWRR
Here are some pics of the FWRR
IlovyensiD
New Member
are there any plans to possibly bring the trains back
Some of the old railroad is still there. Just past the Meadows, going toward Pioneer Hall, on the left side of the road. The track is still visible there. Actually, much of walking paths are built on the old railroad bed. My wife and I put on some jeans a few weeks ago and walked almost the entire railroad line. Some of it was hard to get to because of the overgrowth in the woods.
It is cool to see, and be a part of, some old WDW history that many people have no idea that ever existed.
It is cool to see, and be a part of, some old WDW history that many people have no idea that ever existed.
FatBoy976
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I've stayed at Ft. Wilderness many times. The bus station at the front where you used to get the bus to River Country was the old train station. There is still at least one bridge from the railroad still standing, overgrown with vines. I think it is near the Meadows Trading Post.
longfamily
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What was the route of the train? Did it only stay in FW?
donaldduck1967
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yes it only stayed in FW
donaldduck1967
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If anyone that works at WDW can make a suggestion to someone of high importance.......it probably wouldn't do anything.......make a suggestion to restore the railroad to working order........(lol) No, really.....Im serious///
Invero
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Unfortunetly, this would not be a good idea. The website linked in the first page makes a really good case as to why it was taken out.
Aside from maintenance, think about this: The train path comes VERY close to campsites. Add in the noise from the train, and the fact that it would have to run late at night and early in the morning, and you'll have a LOT of upset guests.
Aside from maintenance, think about this: The train path comes VERY close to campsites. Add in the noise from the train, and the fact that it would have to run late at night and early in the morning, and you'll have a LOT of upset guests.
I was talking about a new route like this......http://65.54.244.250/cgi-bin/getmsg/FW_New_Map.jpg?curmbox=F000000001&a=7f19aed7cc7289de2d68f6bcfbc800fb&msg=MSG1101174108.64&start=8212391&len=624561&mimepart=3&disk=65.54.244.72_d1455&login=mpaul32001&domain=hotmail%2ecom&hm___sig=a6aacf6f01c4d0fd8dc47cee3daec8b6e03d575c58fbbaf8...I'm sure Disney would find ways to fix these problems before they do any construction.....