I remember going to Disney World once in like 2008. And since I've been obsessed with trains for pretty much my whole life, this was one of my favorite parts of the trip!
I was at the Magic Kingdom last week and took the railroad to get around. I tell ya, there really is something magical about watching one of those magnificent steam machines roll up to the station. Something Walt Disney and I have in common...a love of trains.
Ok thanks, the quality is superb and the whole video makes it look like you had a great time. I like how they use real locomotives and crossing's yet this takes place in a fantasy-like area.
awsome video adam, wow the engineer on number 4 did an excellent 2 longs one short and one long on the whistle cord. boy one can only imagine how awsome it must be to work for the WDWRR
OMG Ive always wanted to go there since I was a little girl and to this day I still havent. This a great vid that shows what its like to actually be there thanks for putting it up an making me feel like im actually there! Maybe someday hopefully :)
heh. I dont have a speed limit to go by... unless we have guests on board... after hours as long as we feel safe doing it, we can run wide open. Never new a Crown built 4-4-0 could do 25... Nice vid! Atleast disney has oil burners... im stuck with propane... we can't even sand the flues!
Nice video! I rode the WDWRR yesterday in magic kingdom got videos if the Roy and Walter as thoose 2 were running then I also got videos of the WHOLE ride facing each side of the train
Yes, the speed limit is 11 mph. Anywhere over that sets off an alarm in the locomotive, and only maintainance can shut off the alarm. After that Management knows about it, and it puts 1 strike on your record. 3 strikes, you're back as conductor for a year. Disneyland that is not really the case. You could go up to 15, just be careful, and obey the cab & track signals as well as keep a good distance away from the train in front of you.
I was a steam locomotive engineer at Six Flags and Cedar Point. These are real steam trains. They burn atomized diesel fuel (like a flame thrower) in the firebox instead of coal or wood. This flame then heats up the firebox, which in turn boils the water in the boiler. The smoke stack is the direct exhaust/heat from the fire box after it travels through the boilers and clear steam after it is used in the cylinders. You only see steam come out of the cylinders when the "steam cock" is open.
These are reail steam locomotives, they burn #2 fuel oil. Oil burners burn very clean and emit very little smoke. The smoke actually hurts the engine, older oil burners burner bunker C (a crude oil) and burned very dirty.
@Tarnum1 You're mistaking steam with smoke. Many videos of steam locomotives you see are either coal fired under heavy load, or oil fired in an excursion setting doing a run-by for pictures. When they do that, they can adjust the mixture to put out more smoke, as it looks better for the camera. In reality, they put out very little smoke under normal running, but will occasionally release steam to maintain the proper pressure level. It's the steam that drives the cylinders, not the smoke.
@Tarnum1 Ypu're mistaking steam with smoke. Many videos of steam locomotives you see are either coal fired under heavy load, or oil fired in an excursion setting doing a run-by for pictures. When they do that, they can adjust the mixture to put out more smoke, as it looks better for the camera. In reality, they put out very little smoke under normal running, but will occasionally release steam to maintain the proper pressure level. It's the steam that drives the cylinders, not the smoke.
@cancerman50 Im pretty sure they run off of propane or n02 fuel oil. They burn cleaner than coal nad less ash than wood. I dont rememeber at the moment what the originally burned at the one in califoria, but Im pretty sure it was fuel oil.
@BlueCrossMonorail You cant take pictures in any backstage area says Disney, we were able to take pictures of the monorail and steam train maintenance facility though with no issue.
@headmouse The Toontown Station is being rebuilt & will become the Fantasyland Station once again. The water tower will remain where it is, as that is the most logical place for it. They top off the water every three trips around & add 250 gallons of fuel oil each night.
I used to drive the NYC subway and this train looks like it uses similar signal masts with block signal operation. Does it also use interlocking signals? If I overran an interlocking signal, I got suspended from work for a week!
so tell me what happened cuz i volunteer at a steam engine museum and have driven so steam engines in my life time. i was kinda rude to not ask what happened because most kids at disneyland/ knotts berry farm "assume" that the steam locomotive is about to explode when the engine has a boiler blowdown. steam engines are very complex machines (well the one in WDW is kinda simple), but otherwise i would really like to hear what happened
@atsf3780 That never happened in the 40 years they have been running. They have an entire division who's sole purpose is the safety of their guests. You would not believe the number of extra safety features built into these trains. They are Baldwin built about 1927, rebuilt in 1968, and very well maintained. They burn #2 fuel oil. The crew practically lives with them.
It is such a shame that they took the Lilly Belle out of daily service... I especially love the color scheme on her and her coaches. I must say that the Roy O. Disney has the ugliest color scheme on it; Green cab with red boiler jacket and blue coaches with blue poles. But, if you want to go railfanning and be certain to see some trains, go to Disney World!
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I remember going to Disney World once in like 2008. And since I've been obsessed with trains for pretty much my whole life, this was one of my favorite parts of the trip!
The engineer opening up those whistles really knows how to blow a whistle.
Amazing Experience!, Mr. Walt Disney would be so Proud.
I was at the Magic Kingdom last week and took the railroad to get around. I tell ya, there really is something magical about watching one of those magnificent steam machines roll up to the station. Something Walt Disney and I have in common...a love of trains.
one of the best disney railroad videos i have seen
Ok thanks, the quality is superb and the whole video makes it look like you had a great time. I like how they use real locomotives and crossing's yet this takes place in a fantasy-like area.
Thank you for this video. My toddler love it.
Thanks for posting such a high quality video. There's nothing like grabbing a candy apple at Main St. Confections,and riding the WDW RR!!!!!!
BEYOND EPIC!
Love those locomotives! thats one magic at disney! real steam trains, not outlines, have'nt been their yet, but will go sson and take lots of video.
@CSX6000 That shot is worth the price of admission! Great work.
Can't wait to go there for the 3rd time this summer. Yeah great video
Good videography. Thanks from Orlando Florida.
awsome video adam, wow the engineer on number 4 did an excellent 2 longs one short and one long on the whistle cord. boy one can only imagine how awsome it must be to work for the WDWRR
Fantastic Video.
I used to watch this when I was little!
OMG Ive always wanted to go there since I was a little girl and to this day I still havent. This a great vid that shows what its like to actually be there thanks for putting it up an making me feel like im actually there! Maybe someday hopefully :)
Thanks for posting this. I enjoyed my ride!!! :+))
heh. I dont have a speed limit to go by... unless we have guests on board... after hours as long as we feel safe doing it, we can run wide open.
Never new a Crown built 4-4-0 could do 25...
Nice vid! Atleast disney has oil burners... im stuck with propane... we can't even sand the flues!
Nice Video
Nice video! I rode the WDWRR yesterday in magic kingdom got videos if the Roy and Walter as thoose 2 were running then I also got videos of the WHOLE ride facing each side of the train
Truly one of the best WDW railfan vids out there. Thank you very much! Did you get to take the morning tour?
Cool video!
Cool 😎
Wow, I didn't know Florida had any steam locomotives!
Me neither.
Because I thought it was only diesels.
when i can sometime next year, i am going back to wdw and i am just going to enjoy myself
well done. Makes me want to pack my bags.
Visited this place in 2012.
I did take the tour... check out the photos!
Yes, the speed limit is 11 mph. Anywhere over that sets off an alarm in the locomotive, and only maintainance can shut off the alarm. After that Management knows about it, and it puts 1 strike on your record. 3 strikes, you're back as conductor for a year.
Disneyland that is not really the case. You could go up to 15, just be careful, and obey the cab & track signals as well as keep a good distance away from the train in front of you.
I was a steam locomotive engineer at Six Flags and Cedar Point. These are real steam trains. They burn atomized diesel fuel (like a flame thrower) in the firebox instead of coal or wood. This flame then heats up the firebox, which in turn boils the water in the boiler. The smoke stack is the direct exhaust/heat from the fire box after it travels through the boilers and clear steam after it is used in the cylinders. You only see steam come out of the cylinders when the "steam cock" is open.
whatever they are burning, they are certinately burning it realy well and clean.
Schönes Video!
The last whistle you hear is Roy O. Disney's. It's a 4 inch Crosby 3-chime.
That is correct. But she used to also have a different whistle before.
@4202EJW No they do not. If you're going, check out the behind the RR scenes tour in the morning. It is a great experience for $45!
Nice!
As fast as the engineer wants to go as long as he keeps the train moving safely.
These are reail steam locomotives, they burn #2 fuel oil. Oil burners burn very clean and emit very little smoke. The smoke actually hurts the engine, older oil burners burner bunker C (a crude oil) and burned very dirty.
So Roger E. Broggie was named to honor the passing of there father. Sad 😓. I hope that the locomotive cares the spirit of there father forever.
Roy o disney #4, a 4-4-0 American type narrow guage #4 diesel fuel steam driven locomotive built in the 1920s by baldwin.
@LocalRailfan No, this was recorded with a Panasonic.
@Tarnum1 Uhh how about you watch when they blow the whistle and open the cylinder cocks, the steam comes out because it's a real steam locomotive.
I heart the big knee
awesome i been on that train ever year i went down
@Tarnum1 You're mistaking steam with smoke. Many videos of steam locomotives you see are either coal fired under heavy load, or oil fired in an excursion setting doing a run-by for pictures. When they do that, they can adjust the mixture to put out more smoke, as it looks better for the camera. In reality, they put out very little smoke under normal running, but will occasionally release steam to maintain the proper pressure level. It's the steam that drives the cylinders, not the smoke.
@Tarnum1 Ypu're mistaking steam with smoke. Many videos of steam locomotives you see are either coal fired under heavy load, or oil fired in an excursion setting doing a run-by for pictures. When they do that, they can adjust the mixture to put out more smoke, as it looks better for the camera. In reality, they put out very little smoke under normal running, but will occasionally release steam to maintain the proper pressure level. It's the steam that drives the cylinders, not the smoke.
@cancerman50 Im pretty sure they run off of propane or n02 fuel oil. They burn cleaner than coal nad less ash than wood. I dont rememeber at the moment what the originally burned at the one in califoria, but Im pretty sure it was fuel oil.
@BlueCrossMonorail You cant take pictures in any backstage area says Disney, we were able to take pictures of the monorail and steam train maintenance facility though with no issue.
it goes to the maintenance facility or the roundhouse where the locomotives are stored.
Orlando, Florida in the Winter. Looks really cold, huh? hahaha
Also Roy o disney was named after Walter's older brother Roy o disney.
@applesweeter yea its a real steam engine.. i believe they burn propane instead of coal, so there's a lot less smoke
@applesweeter It is infact a real-life steam powered train.
Are those Lilly Belle's cars on Roy O Disney? Because when I want Roy had blue cars.
@headmouse The Toontown Station is being rebuilt & will become the Fantasyland Station once again. The water tower will remain where it is, as that is the most logical place for it. They top off the water every three trips around & add 250 gallons of fuel oil each night.
Great 1080p quality, do you use a Canon?
That crossing at 0:37 has no mast-mounted lights. This really seems unusual and dangerous. The gate also seems a little high.
Ok and? Guests aren’t even allowed to enter that part of the park. And you should know better than to wander on train tracks when the gates are down.
Nice video. Too bad the WDWRR got almost completely wrecked in Hurricane Irma.
i was just there 2 weeks ago
I used to drive the NYC subway and this train looks like it uses similar signal masts with block signal operation. Does it also use interlocking signals? If I overran an interlocking signal, I got suspended from work for a week!
From 7:35 to 7:40, what is that steam coming from behind #4? Was another engine idling there?
About 1.5 miles
@pennyf9 There is too large a fire risk associated with coal ashes from locomotives in the brush along the right-of-way
They have a generator on the back of the tender.
so tell me what happened cuz i volunteer at a steam engine museum and have driven so steam engines in my life time. i was kinda rude to not ask what happened because most kids at disneyland/ knotts berry farm "assume" that the steam locomotive is about to explode when the engine has a boiler blowdown. steam engines are very complex machines (well the one in WDW is kinda simple), but otherwise i would really like to hear what happened
@headmouse Which locations? There's only one that I can think of that's risqué.
They're only allowed to go 12MPH, at tops.
Correct.
Disneyland can't exceed 15 mph unless it's the last train of the night.
They were built for the United Railways of Yucatan.
@N7075 it is illegal to burn coal in steam locomotives in Florida ...
Did you know #4's whistle is actualy a riverboat whistle?
on 4/29/13 the trains broke down almost blew up from over heat but any ways nice vid
i always think both locomotives belong in frontierland at both disney locations
@tropicalfishswim No.
i use to work in Disney World..
@atsf3780 That never happened in the 40 years they have been running. They have an entire division who's sole purpose is the safety of their guests. You would not believe the number of extra safety features built into these trains. They are Baldwin built about 1927, rebuilt in 1968, and very well maintained. They burn #2 fuel oil. The crew practically lives with them.
I like these engines better than the ones at Disneyland?
My favorite steam engine is the roy
She's also one of my favorite locomotives too.
@N7075 They burn No.2 Diesel Fuel.
Then again Disneyland only has 4 trains even though they have 5 engines.
arnt most of them baldwan locos and wht about the ones at bush gardens
Just walk down along the ugly Toontown fence. You'll see it.
Mr. General? The union?
It is a little bit.
It is such a shame that they took the Lilly Belle out of daily service... I especially love the color scheme on her and her coaches. I must say that the Roy O. Disney has the ugliest color scheme on it; Green cab with red boiler jacket and blue coaches with blue poles. But, if you want to go railfanning and be certain to see some trains, go to Disney World!
@soundguyjr how come?
where does that spur go?
To the round house where they store all of the locomotives for the WDWRR, and the monorail trains.
6:03 Tweetsie 12?
Nope. It's a completely seperate engine. The only similarities are that both locomotives were 3 Foot Narrow Gauge Locomotives built by Baldwin.
Jonah Snyder Doesn’t her bell kinda sound like Tweetsie 12?
@headmouse i know...its a joke about the dislikes and the likes of the video
&giladmarkman could you put me on the petition. When I tried it did not work. Tyler,James,(And)Drew.
These burn coal right?
No they burn recycled Vegetable Oil.
Chris9017 Disneyland burns vegetable oil. Walt Disney World burns NO.2 Diesel if i remember correctly
i live right next to WDW.
TIP: DONT wast ur time with the animal kingdom train. the train is junk. i have no idea why they still have it.
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well news flash I was there on the very day dude it can happen no madder WHAT PWND
@soundguyjr oh, ok. fire hazard.
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