He was also a lead animator for Walt Disney and great jazz trombonist ! He formed Firehouse 5 Dixieland band which was probably playing song at the end ”California Here I Come”. One talented guy !
Fun fact: Ward Kimball is the guy who rings the locomotive bell in the I Love Toy Trains intro. He appears in the series multiple times, including his layout.
Hahaha I must tell you that I try not to "double dip" with content but once I had my hands on color footage of Emma Nevada I needed some way to reintroduce the GFRR, so I figured I'd cover the breadth of Ward's trains
I was lucky enough to have been at Ward's on "The Last Run of the Chloe" day many years ago (as an invite by Imagineer David Mumford and his wife). Got to sit in the Grizzly Flats station in the same captains chairs that Ward and Walt sat in to plan Disneyland in the 1950s. Quite a day. Met Ward and had him sign a Disneyland photo for me.
@@WaltsNephew So many people there that day, the cab was full! I also met Sam McKim, and other Imagineers and artists as they met on Ward's front porch. Got to go into Ward's model train room, too. Amazing collection! Back in the engine shed, we saw the original "Fulton Corners" signs for the depot, and the "Steam Man" (about 15 feet tall) that Imagineer Tom Scherman made for a birthday for Emma Nevada in the late 1970s...
Thank you! I don't have a better memory for Looney Tunes cartoons but I am tempted to do that compilation! But I am more centered on Disney-related subjects so, to quote the cliché, "only time will tell"
This video is quite informative. Ive also been meaning to tell you I also liked the train scenes in some Don Bluth animated films such as Fievel Goes West and Balto. I also was meaning to ask in regards to your snowtrains video have you seen Snowpiercer? Either the movie or the tv series?
He was also a lead animator for Walt Disney and great jazz trombonist ! He formed Firehouse 5 Dixieland band which was probably playing song at the end ”California Here I Come”. One talented guy !
Fun fact: Ward Kimball is the guy who rings the locomotive bell in the I Love Toy Trains intro. He appears in the series multiple times, including his layout.
Yes indeed!
Another video featuring Ward Kimball's trains? Dude I love this!
Hahaha I must tell you that I try not to "double dip" with content but once I had my hands on color footage of Emma Nevada I needed some way to reintroduce the GFRR, so I figured I'd cover the breadth of Ward's trains
I was lucky enough to have been at Ward's on "The Last Run of the Chloe" day many years ago (as an invite by Imagineer David Mumford and his wife). Got to sit in the Grizzly Flats station in the same captains chairs that Ward and Walt sat in to plan Disneyland in the 1950s. Quite a day. Met Ward and had him sign a Disneyland photo for me.
That sounds like an absolute dream! Did you get into the cab by chance?
@@WaltsNephew So many people there that day, the cab was full! I also met Sam McKim, and other Imagineers and artists as they met on Ward's front porch. Got to go into Ward's model train room, too. Amazing collection! Back in the engine shed, we saw the original "Fulton Corners" signs for the depot, and the "Steam Man" (about 15 feet tall) that Imagineer Tom Scherman made for a birthday for Emma Nevada in the late 1970s...
Geez la-weez, that just sounds like a fantastic day to meet several Disney Legends and so many interesting artifacts!!
That was some collection. Thanks for sharing
It's really hard to beat Ward's collection of trains haha
ah yes, Ward Kimball, the father of Casey Jr.
P.S. i would love to see a compilation of Warner Bros. Animated Trains. (1930-1969) ;)
Thank you! I don't have a better memory for Looney Tunes cartoons but I am tempted to do that compilation! But I am more centered on Disney-related subjects so, to quote the cliché, "only time will tell"
@@WaltsNephew alright.
Sorry for my late reply.
happy new year any ward on E.P. Ripley engine #2 yet
Happy New Year! Only word is further confirmation that she's up state SLOWLY being worked on
This video is quite informative. Ive also been meaning to tell you I also liked the train scenes in some Don Bluth animated films such as Fievel Goes West and Balto. I also was meaning to ask in regards to your snowtrains video have you seen Snowpiercer? Either the movie or the tv series?
The tv show seemed a bit too outlandish for my taste and I had no idea that snow piercer was a movie hahaha
@@WaltsNephew I still like Fievel Goes West and Balto
It's been years since I've watched Fievel haha A former friend of mine loved Balto but I still haven't seen it (though I did watch Togo on Disney+)
What’s the name of the song at the end of the video?
It’s “California Here I Come” by Ward Kimball’s own band Firehouse 5 Plus 2
ruclips.net/video/0tzQBMn-H8I/видео.html
Thank you.
@@richardstrainsandmore I should've known better that it was the F5P2 hahaha
@@WaltsNephew I had a suspicious hunch it was going to be be Firehouse 5 Plus 2. I’ll bet that was Ward’s idea all along
@@richardstrainsandmore And why not?! If he's on television he might as well through in a shameless plug to his musical troupe hahaha