News Walter E. Disney overhaul

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Disneyrailfan1996

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I have somewhat received confirmation from a coordinator that Roy’s out for a refurbishment.

He made mention too that Tweetsie was where they used to send them, but they stopped after one of them came back and they had issues with the quality of work. I have a feeling that it was Lilly, but I could be wrong.
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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Disneyrailfan1996 said:
He made mention too that Tweetsie was where they used to send them, but they stopped after one of them came back and they had issues with the quality of work. I have a feeling that it was Lilly, but I could be wrong.
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So Tweetsie never rebuilt them to the level that Strasburg is rebuilding them. The engines are coming back from Strasburg as virtually brand new locomotives.

If you are talking about Lilly’s most recent refurbishment- that was done by Strasburg. Lilly was the first to go to Strasburg.
 
Captain Barbossa

Captain Barbossa

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For those interested, the Roy thread has started.

News - Roy O. Disney overhaul

The Roy O. Disney has departed WDW for its overhaul/rebuild, which will take place at the Strasburg Railroad in Strasburg, PA. Roy is the last of the four locomotives to be overhauled and will receive the same modifications that the Walter E. Disney, Lilly Belle and Roger E. Broggie received...
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disneytrain2001

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TrainsOfDisney said:
So Tweetsie never rebuilt them to the level that Strasburg is rebuilding them. The engines are coming back from Strasburg as virtually brand new locomotives.

If you are talking about Lilly’s most recent refurbishment- that was done by Strasburg. Lilly was the first to go to Strasburg.
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I believe Lilly went to Tweetsie Railroad there once in 1997, before she returned to WDW a year later.
 
Disone

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disneytrain2001

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Disone said:
Ehhhh. No need to be the topic police please. It could have easily gone into either and this was the more active. ( I did mistake this as the Roger thread) But now Roy has his own thread so let's just keep it over there? No need to get sidetracked 🙂 or steamed up. Let's just keep it chugging along.
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Excuse me, dude, I'm not trying to be "angry" or "rude", I'm just reminding you "calmly" and "nicely".
 
Disone

Disone

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disneytrain2001 said:
Excuse me, dude, I'm not trying to be "angry" or "rude", I'm just reminding you "calmly" and "nicely".
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Hehehe. I don't know how I could have been any nicer in my reply. I admit error and then even included three railroad themed puns. If you're offended by my reply....... Maybe go back and read it. It's meant in good fun.
 
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dtng2000

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For Walter's whistles: since the YouTuber who posted that video of the Baldwin whistle has deleted his channel due to issues I cannot address at this time, here is another video of what it sounded like:

It recently switched whistles AGAIN. This time it is supposedly wearing the Crosby that was used on Roy:
 
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dtng2000

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So I have an update regarding Walter's whistle: per an engineer for the railroad, the valve for the Baldwin is broken and maintenance is waiting for a new one at the moment. Apparently the valve from Roy was used for Walter's Baldwin whistle, since Roy is now under overhaul. Per the engineer who replied to me, no one likes the current Crosby whistle, not even when it was on Roy. This is hinting that either the Buckeye or the Baldwin will return at one point.
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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dtng2000 said:
So I have an update regarding Walter's whistle: per an engineer for the railroad, the valve for the Baldwin is broken and maintenance is waiting for a new one at the moment. Apparently the valve from Roy was used for Walter's Baldwin whistle, since Roy is now under overhaul. Per the engineer who replied to me, no one likes the current Crosby whistle, not even when it was on Roy. This is hinting that either the Buckeye or the Baldwin will return at one point.
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4" J E Lonergan 3 Chime Brass Steam Whistle, steam Engine, Locomotive, building. | eBay

THE WOODEN BASE IS NOT PART OF THE WHISTLE. THAT IS MY HOLDER FOR TAKING PICTURES AND DOES NOT GO WITH THE WHISTLE! 4" bell and 1" inlet. There are a couple of dings and a small chip on the flay top cap.
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No excuses
 
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dtng2000

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For reference, here's the post of when Walter got the Baldwin, and in the replies, you can see the reason why it was taken off in late January:

 
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disneytrain2001

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JoeCamel said:
www.ebay.com

4" J E Lonergan 3 Chime Brass Steam Whistle, steam Engine, Locomotive, building. | eBay

THE WOODEN BASE IS NOT PART OF THE WHISTLE. THAT IS MY HOLDER FOR TAKING PICTURES AND DOES NOT GO WITH THE WHISTLE! 4" bell and 1" inlet. There are a couple of dings and a small chip on the flay top cap.
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No excuses
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Nah, I'd rather have Walter with the Crosby whistle so that way he and Roger would not sound too similar to one another or maybe give Walter his original Buckeye whistle back from Lilly. :p
 
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