Disone
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Ohhhh. So it's not just me. The whistle isn't the same as it was before. I missed the whistle as it was before.
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disneytrain2001
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Hello there, I just want to clear out all of the misconceptions; the Roy O. Disney is temporarily wearing a Crosby 4 inch 3-chime from January to July 2023 and it's definitely NOT the Roger E. Broggie's Lonergan 4 inch 3-chime.
I heard Roy recently got another similar one of the Joe Fowler's American 4 inch 3-chime whistle, because the original one was completely worn out, and the crew got tired of repairing it many times during the 2010s. This got thinking me that Roy got his original 1970s whistle all along.
I heard Roy recently got another similar one of the Joe Fowler's American 4 inch 3-chime whistle, because the original one was completely worn out, and the crew got tired of repairing it many times during the 2010s. This got thinking me that Roy got his original 1970s whistle all along.
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disneytrain2001
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The Walter E. Disney recently received a new Baldwin 3-chime whistle, I believe. Here's the YouTube video by FoolishMortal1:
EricsBiscuit
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Beautiful!
Disneyrailfan1996
Active Member
While I will miss the iconic buckeye 3 chime, I think this is a wonderful whistle choice! It may very well represent how he sounded in service!
….Oh how I wish I hadn’t left Florida!
Came across this at my local Dollar Tree today and got a laugh out of it.
They legit used a picture of Walter, changed the smokestack and blurred the WDWRR logos
They legit used a picture of Walter, changed the smokestack and blurred the WDWRR logos
disneytrain2001
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TBH, I kind of like the new Baldwin 3-chime whistle on the Walter, it always reminds me of Tweetsie No. 12.
But I do miss the Buckeye 3 inch 3-chime whistle so much! 
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disneytrain2001
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I heard Walter's Buckeye whistle is now on the Lilly Belle, replacing the latter's out of tune Buckeye whistle. Take a close listening to this video around the 4:01:00 mark:
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disneytrain2001
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Walter and Lilly are the only two trains running today per livestream video:
But Roger is not ready to take passengers around the park yet, it's probably still under testing.
Disone
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So then Roy has already left because I don't see him back there?
Disone
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I think I'm going to answer my own question. Yes. I just drove back there again and though it's a little hard to tell with the fencing. Looks like two trains are in the bays but only one locomotive which is definitely Roger. So I'm guessing Roy is now off property.
TrainsOfDisney
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Could Roy be buried behind one of the trains or behind Roger?
Seems odd they would send him away before Roger is ready to go.
Seems odd they would send him away before Roger is ready to go.
Disone
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Maybe. Likely even but....
The train that was locomotive-less was dark in color and looked set back, meaning there was room for the locomotive up front. It just wasn't there. You could just see the three windows of the first car. that first car was not even with Roger.
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disneytrain2001
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I've notice Walter pulling Roy's cars today:
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Disone
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1:41:00 mark to see it. So have we confirmed with Roy is now off property?
disneytrain2001
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Since you said you only saw Roger outside the roundhouse four days ago. Didn't you see anyone in the fifth bay?
Disone
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Not that I could see. Also point of clarity. This was a drive-by. He was not outside he was inside the roundhouse.
Going from left to right,
Nothing in day one.
bay number two had Roger and a train set behind them. Bay number three had the blue train set at about even with the train set behind Roger. No locomotive in bay three.
Nothing in Bay four
Nothing in bay five.
At the garage doors were pulled closed with the mesh. The see-through mash foot still while driving by at a distance trying to look through the mesh..... That's why I'm looking for confirmation. It isn't for certain based on the driving conditions and the mesh doors being pulled down. Bay 5 is particularly hard to see into.
disneytrain2001
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So that means Roy have already shipped off to Strasburg!
Disone
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Hopefully but I'm asking not reporting because he could also just be way in the back or I just didn't get the right angle.
In the past we've seen the other trains partially dismantled before they left.
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