I like your optimism @Disstevefan1 !!! I have a trip coming up late September and I postponed our Christmas trip to late January. I’m hoping one of those 2 visits will involve the RR.
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Goofyernmost
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To be honest I never looked up the amount of time it took, it was a sarcastic remark, but since you did the research lets compare. The WDW Railroad is 1.5 miles long and so far has taken about 3 years (and it basically is already in existence) and the trans-continental was 1912 miles long and took 6 years built from scratch, you do the math.
MissingDisney
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Seems like I read this exact same post somewhere else 
There were safety concerns that needed investment to temporarily overcome. Assuming the physical track was available.
-as was discussed last time this came up
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TrainsOfDisney
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Yes... which is why I said what I said.
Smiley/OCD
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I’ve asked this question before and didn’t get an answer…when the parks were closed and now that the trains can’t make the normal loop around MK, I know the engines were run, but is there a secondary “loop” or long siding or line that the engines can be given a good workout? I love the trains and would imagine that they were/are given “exercise” with all this downtime…thanks!
TrainsOfDisney
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Well for a while they were still doing the steam train tour, I think that stopped with covid and never came back? Not sure.
The only track other than the loop in the park is the track from the roundhouse to the park. There was a photo posted of them running one of the locomotives on this section a while ago.
Smiley/OCD
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Thanks for the info
TrainsOfDisney
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All of them locomotives will be going through Strasburg. Lilly Belle was there first, for many years while Disney decided what to do. She was back for a bit before the railroad closed. Walter went next, and I believe Rodger is there now.
Roy will eventually get his turn.
WOW @TrainsOfDisney , thanks so much for the great info. I live about 30 miles from the Strasburg facility and it’s recognized as a top notch place for that work.
TrainsOfDisney
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Yes! Strasburg is one of the best steam locomotive shops in the country. They do incredible work. And they are a great place to visit as well. The somewhat new general manager was at WDW for years.
Love Ft Wilderness
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I just discovered that the Behind the Scenes Steam Train Tour has been taken off the website. It used to be temporarily unavailable and now it's gone.
Has anybody heard if it would come back under a new name? We were planning a trip to do just this in Jan/Feb.
Has anybody heard if it would come back under a new name? We were planning a trip to do just this in Jan/Feb.