WDWRR Walter E Disney steam locomotive leaving Toon Town station

Recorded in January 2009. This is the Walter E Disney steam locomotive leaving Toon Town station, heading towards Tomorrowland, on its way to Main Street Station.

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Travel & Events

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• Disney
• Disneyworld
• railroad
• Walter
• Toon
• Town
• Steam
• locomotive

[BigMatt1225]

ok cool thanks. What park is this, where is it located?

[magicalthemeparks]

WDWRR stands for Walt Disney World Rail Road, which i am sure you know is in Florida ;) These trains surround a track that goes around the Magic Kingdom. These are real steam locomotives that the Disney Company found in South American, first converted to run on diesel oil, then finally the combo of diesel oil and frying oil. They have a 10 wheeler, mikado, and Atlantic. There is a fourth one, not sure if the same type of one of the previous ones mentioned

[b3tothe12]

Actually the trains burn #2 Diesel fuel. The loco's are all Baldwin built locomotives built between 1916-1928. There are four of them. The #1 (in this video) and #3 are Twin Ten-Wheelers. Meaning they came off the Baldwin assmbly line one after another. The #4 is an American type locomotive. The #1, 3, & 4 run the regular runs throughout the day. The #2 Mogel is the "Show Train" and is steamed up everyday for the "Magic Kingdom Welcome Show" when it brings all the characters in on the train.

[magicalthemeparks]

When I said Atlantic, meant American :) But your right of course about one being a mogel, not a mikado. But they did convert them to burn a hybrid fuel of diesel and used cooking oil. The four are name Walter E Disney, his borther Roy Disney, and Rogger Broggie, named after a Disney employee who turned Walt Disney onto live steam trains. The 4th locomotive is the Lily Belle, named after Walts Wife. This is the eigine that is used to open the Magic Kingdom

[BigMatt1225]

what are these locomotives fired on? i Run the steam Engine at Six Flags ST Louis, its fired on propane but its still steam none the less, I also work at a miniature railroad and we fire with coal on some engines and oil on others.

[magicalthemeparks]

From what i understand, and I dont know how they mix it, in terms of how many parts of this to that, but they use old frying oil and diesel oil. Mostly fry oil then diesel.

[jtkirkfan2002]

@b3tothe12 Interesting bit of trivia: The "twins" have never been more than a few hundred miles from each other since the day they left the factory. They worked hauling sugar cane and passengers in Mexico for most of their lives, with consecutive cab numbers, until their retirement when Roger Broogie aquired them along with the mogul and the 4-4-0 for WDW.

[Chris9017]

Actually the engines are two ten wheels, an American, and a Mogul.

[ahlishere]

That would be narrow gauge rail. And that is Jeff driving and Corey doing the fire.

[60103Henry]

Great video, any idea what gauge it is?