TrainsOfDisney
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Some of the tour guides at Strasburg are worse than bus drivers - one told me that the 611 was the last steam locomotive ever built and that Amtrak doesn’t have a speed limit, they can go as fast as they want.
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JoeCamel
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They could build a parallel track before the need to remove the present one and keep disruption to a minimum but to your first point I don't know what the production cost to do a doc about the restoration would be or how they could get enough ROI to greenlight it but it would be way cool to showcase the planning and work it takes to do that level of restoration.
Some might find it boring though...... Has Bob got a choo choo in his backyard?
I’m still finding it stupid that they have to close the railroad again after only two years open, but if it’s what they have to do it’s what they have to do. Meanwhile I’m still not prepared to mourn for the Liberty Belle Riverboat. I’m going to miss the whistle exchange between the two steam vehicles.
disneytrain2001
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Here's a video of a certain someone's boiler at the Strasburg yard:
The very last Dixon boiler. RIP.
TrainsOfDisney
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I’m guessing WDW didn’t save any of the boilers? At Disneyland they kept the first boiler of the Ripley and they use it for training. They had it on display during the galaxies edge construction.
Strasburg disposed of Lilly’s, Walter’s and Roger’s Dixon boilers. Don’t expect Roy’s to have a different fate.
TrainsOfDisney
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50+ years of service is pretty significant- certainly worth saving but Strasburg is probably required to get rid of it if Disney doesn’t want it.
Is there any major differences between the old and new boilers? Also I heard that Strasburg was the one who built the new ones, so I want to make sure that’s correct.
I’m no expert when it comes to boiler laws, whether it’s state or any other level, but I’d say that you’re thinking in the right direction. Maybe P.A. has some type of law regarding disposal? I just know the previous 3 were scrapped. What I don’t know is who exactly did the scrapping. Was it Strasburg, because they certainly have that capability, or was it some other company that bought them for scrap? And if they were sold for scrap, who got the money? Strasburg? Disney? There’s a lot of unknowns that’ll probably remain unknown lol.
Strasburg has built/is building the new boilers. As far as I know, they’re being built to the same specifications as the Dixons.
disneytrain2001
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I heard Lilly's new boiler is much bigger than her old one.
We were just at the Strasburg workshop taking the tour today! We were standing right next to the tender in the shop. The Disney name was painted over. We may have seen a tiny peek of the cabin, but we couldn’t confirm if it was part of the Roy. Right near the tender seemed to maybe be the base and some wheels, definitely narrow gauge . We were not allowed to take any pictures and the tour guide wouldn’t mention the company name. They have some really old tools for bending cold steel there as well as other machines to rebuild these steam engines! If you are in the area, you might enjoy the tour! Hope to take the tour again before it goes back home to see the progress!
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TrainsOfDisney
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you laugh… I have a small piece of boiler tube from Southern Pacific #4449 they sold when they were replacing the tubes haha.Imagine how many Disney Railroad pins could have been made from the metal in those boilers... and how much they could have made selling those premium Disney Trading Pins guaranteed to contain a piece of WDW railroading history...
I’ve never understood why that pin series has been dormant for the last several years. Most recent run was in 16/17. Disney loves overpriced, stale, cold hotcakes that sell like hotcakes. Lots of closings and refurbs of various things since then that they could’ve taken microscopic pieces from, put em’ in a pin and slap a $50 (or higher) price tag on. Missed opportunities. Come on Bob, do better!Imagine how many Disney Railroad pins could have been made from the metal in those boilers... and how much they could have made selling those premium Disney Trading Pins guaranteed to contain a piece of WDW railroading history...
Eric Graham
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i love trains, especially HO train gauges. I grew up with them as a kid. Fun times! Not those expensive Lionel trains that the richie rich kids had like on Silver Spoons with Rickie Schroeder.
Yes! It is slightly bigger in width, but the length remains the same compared to its dixon boiler. This was done on purpose to give the Locomotive more power. Personally I like the look because this boiler makes the locomotive look like an early D&RGW before the K classes were built.
Eric Graham
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are these locomotives are pretty much all steam? forgive my ignorance...