Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
IMO you can't have DISNEYland without a train, even if Shanghai disagrees.
-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
News Liberty Square Riverboat closing for long refurb
- Thread starter DisneyInsider101
- Start date
IMO you can't have DISNEYland without a train, even if Shanghai disagrees.
Captain Barbossa
Well-Known Member
He looks great! Hoping all went well and that he’ll return to service tomorrow. (there gonna need him) About how long do you think he was out?
EricsBiscuit
Well-Known Member
At least an hour and a half
EricsBiscuit
Well-Known Member
UPDATE: Roy is back on the main line pulling people!!!
Captain Barbossa
Well-Known Member
My day has been made! Now if I can see him before he goes to Strasburg. I'm assuming there running all 3 right now?
Disone
Well-Known Member
Mine too! Was it a three train operation then today? JUST in time for the busy busy 3rd and 4th if so.
Also, apparently there is some discussion about sending Roy and Roger at the same time. They want to get this project completed.
Captain Barbossa
Well-Known Member
It will definitely be 3 trains today. Once the Walter comes back from Strasburg and officially returns to service, the Roy will be next. I've been told that if the Roger is still performing like he is today when Roy returns, they may hold off and not send him right away.
Rodan75
Well-Known Member
When you say, plug the leaks, does that mean folks were fired for leaking?
geekza
Well-Known Member
The trains at MK are a favorite of mine. Not to derail the topic 
but my son and I went on a wonderful trip this past weekend on an old logging train up into the mountains of WV. Riding behind a steam engine is an amazing experience. I'm so glad that Disney sees the value in keeping them running.
but my son and I went on a wonderful trip this past weekend on an old logging train up into the mountains of WV. Riding behind a steam engine is an amazing experience. I'm so glad that Disney sees the value in keeping them running.
Captain Barbossa
Well-Known Member
Was it the Cass scenic railroad?The trains at MK are a favorite of mine. Not to derail the topic
View attachment 294091
View attachment 294092
geekza
Well-Known Member
Yes, indeed! One, among many, cool things in WV! My son lives with his mom in Abilene, TX and loves the mountains when he comes to stay with me for the summer, so I always try and take him somewhere in the state where he can be up in the mountains. I hadn't been to Cass since I was a child. It was an amazing day.
Captain Barbossa
Well-Known Member
They’ve got about 5-6 operating steam locomotives. I’d like to visit there one day.
geekza
Well-Known Member
I'm trying to remember, but I think they only have four of them operating at the moment, with one actively being refurbished and another awaiting a major rebuild on its boiler. They have the earliest of a particular type of engine and the last one to be built, both in operation at the moment. It was astonishing watching how much work the crew put in to get us up the mountain and back again.
Captain Barbossa
Well-Known Member
Yeah, the majority of their locomotives are Shays, but they also have a Heisler.
DisneyJeff
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
When you say Strasburg, are you talking about the Strasburg Railroad in PA? If so, that's about 30 minutes from my home. I should try to make a trip over there to see if I can see anything. What train(s) is currently there?
Captain Barbossa
Well-Known Member
Yep! Strasburg does all the heavy overhaul work for the WDWRR. (used to be Tweetsie) The Walter E. Disney is currently there for its overhaul. As of May, everything was going well and they were still on schedule. If that continues, the Walter will return to WDW late this year or early 2019.
You may have a hard time finding Walter. I volunteer across the road at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, and when I take breaks, I walk across to the Strasburg to walk around sometimes. A lot of what they bring in isn't really in full view of the public, as far as their restoration shop projects go.
One tip is to try and get into their shop tour. It's guided by one of the Strasburg people, and you get taken through their shops.
IMO, there is no better place to send a steam locomotive than Strasburg. Their shops are second to none, and since that's all they do, all day, everyday, steam locos from all over get sent there (Union Pacific sent the Big Boy's drivers there to be restored, for one).
At one point I did see the Walter boiler out on a flatcar, before they brought it back into the shops. A weird sight, to be sure!
