Thank you for a detailed review of Disney Land’s railroad and all the history related to same. Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉🎈 on four years of Toy Man Television, and to many more years to come. It seems like yesterday I saw your pilot episode, and I really felt sorry for your forced retirement, but as you have said before, it’s the best thing to happen to you as you then met Karyn. I look forward to what you have planned for 2018, and it’s never boring.
It was the best thing to happen to me as well... My life had been flipped upside down as well.. and I knew that I had to make some significant changes... as the ship which I had been cruising on, had developed a serious leak! LOL! We all know that feeling... Right? I met Dale, just at the right time... Of course, he was still caring for his mom.. And I was at the end of dealing with my parents estate... Timing was perfect, really. And the rest goes down in Toy Man History!!
Walt Disney is/was one of those people in American history that has done so much for "us". I'm almost 60 and when I watch this I find myself drifting back in time to the yearly trips that my Mom and Dad made sure we took. Dad was a train buff and was content to sit on a bench in the New Orleans station while us kids roamed the park trying hard to use our tickets on the best rides. Thanks for the memories!
#4, The Ernest S. Marsh, was the first locomotive that was owned and ran by Pine Creek Railroad in New Jersey. I used to volunteer there as train crew and mechanical when I was just a wee lad. They will tell you it came from a logging company in New England, but it came from a sand pit in Raritan, NJ. It used to be a saddle tank, the original tank is still on Pine Creek property!
What I like so much about this channel is the fact that everything is easy to follow. Your not talking to fast nor to slow. You and your wife are very enjoyable to listen to. The quality of the video is also just perfect. Clear audio and pictures of everything you talk about. Happy Anniversary!
Thanks so much for the informative tour. I’m only 21, but I admit this type of stuff is a guilty pleasure of mine. Very fascinating, and I appreciate you both for making such detailed videos. Every one is incredibly interesting and is also easy listening for when I want to re-listen and go to bed. Bless you both.
The Emma Nevada is actually under restoration now at the Orange Empire Railway Museum! Feel free to come check her out before she’s completely returned to operation!
COOL!!!!!!!!!!! You are getting it running?????!!! We almost made it there on this trip, but it looked like it was only open on weekends. The one time I was there it was a special thing for the Narrow Gauge Convention Just the Kimball stuff open. AND we love traction. So NEED to get back. Is the line up to the interurban open??? What's a good time to come?
SUCH A GOOD VIDEO VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS AWESOME STORY I LOVE WATCHING THIS CHANNEL TOY MAN TV IS GREAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT ON THIS VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH I THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WITH US YOUR SUBSCRIBERS. THANK YOU AGAIN JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA
Really a VERY well done video. I wanted to wait when I had time to sit and watch it without being pulled away. I could watch this a dozen times and catch some thing new each time. I do agree with the wife, she said it PERFECTLY when she said they look like jewelry, and I thought that's the perfect description I was looking for, but could not put into words myself. Keep up the great work.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS VERY INTERESTING AND IMPRESSIVE I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH STAY SAFE AND CAREFUL JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA
The wife and I are huge Disney nuts. What a wonderful piece about Walt and the "back story" of his passion for things railroad. I think it would be safe to say you covered the story in great depth. I am sure it wouldn't be a surprise when I say the railroad is the first thing we do when we visit Disneyland, CA. The Bride and I must mount-up a trip very soon.. This series has all the promise of some really interesting stories. Happy New Year and congratulations on four years. Greg and Jeanne.
HI thanks... Love Disneyland. AND that railroad!!!!!!!!! WOW. Found out making this that the Casey Jones Circus train was designed by Ward Kimball AND as Walt loved the "Mickey Mouse" Olymana, that's the basis for the Casey Jones!!!
i love you two i just want to give you both a hug your fun people know how to have fun and you two are for sure good fun persons i hope you had the best new year it is a fun day when your messing around
Holy smokes you 2, when I think you have a masterpiece... You go and make another... Outstanding production, visual editing, sound, and music! absolutely phenomenal....! I just love what you do both do, thank you once again. KUDOS!
Really enjoyed this video. And I’m from Santa Margarita and I’d always love hearing the steam whistles in the summer time. Would always know when they were running. I have a buddy that used to run the engines with his dad and they would let us ride up front in the engines with them. I remember the days when they used to be stored in that barn there, way before the track was laid. Thank you for bringing up some good old memories!!!
Love the videos! I love hearing stories about Walt and his trains. I noticed that you said Walt's Carrolwood Pacific train is long gone. Actually, there are two of the original cars from Walt's backyard Carrolwood Pacific on display at Disneys Wilderness Lodge Resort in Disney World. They are located in the Vacation Club Villas section of the resort in a room called the Carolwood Room, and there are all kinds of pictures of Walt with his trains. It's an amazing hidden gem for the Disney Train enthusiast! Love the Disney videos! Keep them coming!
Your videos are just fantastic! Very professional and loaded with history. I don't know how you do it on a weekly basis, but please keep it up. Very much appreciated!
Love doing it. Been making movies for 50 years! Can sort of do it in my sleep. In fact I do so it in my sleep Some of my best edits are just dreams....
I've learned more about railroad history in general from your videos than I have doing extensive research on my own, you are so in depth with every little thing you can find and I'm amazed to learn about railroads from the Wasatch front where I'm at that I wouldn't be able to find without your videos, thank you for your content and I hope to see you at this year's Hostlers show!
Growing up in Orange County, CA, I went to Disneyland many times. My good friend and I often rode in the upper seats of the caboose during the peak times of the day during the summer, to escape the crowds for awhile and strategize what we were going to do next. We'd ride around and around several times, often getting off at the "Grizzly Flats" station to get a Mint Julep at that little stand in New Orleans Square. The vantage point from the upper seats wasn't so great during the Grand Canyon Diorama, as it was too high-- you could see down to the floor in the exhibit and the speakers were right at window level, but it was a fun place to hang out and cool your heels anyhow, and particularly back in the days of the ticket books where once you got on the train, you could ride around as long as you wanted without spending another ticket.
28:14, Emma Nevada's drivers are off currently for a full restoration. There are plans to run her, which is why you see a water tower behind her in your still. Also, Olomana is at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
I thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic blast back into the Disneyland past! Your videos are so professional, informative...and fun!! My heartfelt best wishes for the Happiest New Year ever! Keep on dreaming & scheming Dale & Karyn!
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary of your shows. I have enjoyed all of them. This one is really great and I am looking forward to seeing all of the Walking with Walt series.
AWESOME GOOD VIDEO VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEO AND YOUR TIME HAVE A GOOD DAY JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR AWESOME VIDEO AND COMMENTS. 👍👍👍👍🤗👌
Larry Archer hi. Welcome aboard. Dang we miss Disneyland. We had a trip to Disney world planned. Hum... anyway getting lots of work done on the model railroad
Toy Man Television - I've been to Greenfield Village in Dearborn MI, several times as a kid growing with my parents and always found it fascinating!! A few years ago Raymond and I were planning to visit, he'd never been, and we noticed the website made mention of a special opening after dark just before Christmas. We made the trip and it was FABULOUS!! The houses were open and decorated in period decorations, as near as safety permitted, and a few that have functional kitchens were busy at work making treats for the people visiting the warming stations located thru out the park to enjoy. Just something for you two lovers of screwing around to keep in mind for a future adventure, LOL!! Every time we visit WDW and enter the Magic Kingdom, the first thing that happens is my adult attorney husband turns into a kid, Pixie Dust I guess, AND we have to ride the Steam Train around twice, Mary Poppins' Carousel and The People Mover FIRST! He also found if when commuting the parks on the Monorail and arrive early enough at a station and are very nice to the operator and there's room, you can ride in the cab with the engineer. It's pretty cool! WDW offers several extra cost tours in the parks but I'm not sure if there's one for the railroad. THANK YOU for the video, very well done and very informative!!
What’s not to love about a caboose? They were such a grand thing and they were around for so long. been replaced by a blinking light. Sounds like the history of the human race
I just came across this video and it was remarkable! As along time Disneyland fan (my first time was at age 2 in 1959), annual passholder and in general a Disney enthusiast I have to say what you put together was worthy of a documentary done by Disney themselves! I learned things I never knew, like Ward Kimball’s involvement with the Golden Spike engines. I’ve driven by Santa Margarita Ranch many times on our way up to the Bay Area (where I’m originally from) and never knew about their Disney train connection. Coincidentally we live in Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County (no connection) and normally go to Disneyland once every week or two (let’s hope they reopen soon!) I’ve also been to the Orange Empire RR in Lake Paris area and years ago met Ward Kimball at a car show. Anyway, I’m looking forward to watching your other Walking with Walt videos! I took one of those tours myself years ago but it did not include the railroad house. Great stuff, nothing better than Disney and get up to the Disney Family Museum in San Francisco if you haven’t been.
Ken Goldenberg Hi yes they never open the shops in Anaheim. Or should I say almost never. In this particular case they opened it up to the national model railroad Association because someone knew someone and we were able to get in. It took us a month to complete security checks. By contrast the shops in Florida, well they give tours of those! I’m not sure why they are so much more nervous about Anaheim however what they really seem to be concerned about is the fireworks equipment which are right there by the engine shops. And rather than security or anything they seem to be very very afraid of someone stealing their proprietary canon design.
The Carolwood train is on display at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco in the Presidio, or was in the fall of 2015 when I visited the museum. That is a display worth seeing including a model of the layout of Disneyland.
The Central Pacific steam locomotive that Lily Bells and CK holiday are based after is number is 173 not 117 Disneyland Railroad number 2 is named EP Ripley and it's a 4-4-0. Disneyland Railroad number 3 is named Fred Gurley and it's a 2-4-4t. And the Emma Nevada is going through a restoration to be operational again at the Orange Empire Railway Museum
I am native to Minnesota, but did my 6th grade year in the San Diego area. I went to Disneyland a few times and loved it. I rode the steam train and the monorail. I was saddened when Walt Disney died, and was disappointed with some of the decisions that the corporate people made. I'm back in Minnesota, but Disneyland carries on.
We will carry-on as soon as they re-opened it! Yes I think Walt really had a vision and it died with him. Sad to say. Did you walk around the park it’s just not that hard to figure out what was made before waltz death and what was made after words
@@ToyManTelevision For example, the submarine ride was discontinued, but due to public outcry, the submarines were brought back. Some of the principles of the corporation would make television appearances and literally brag about how wonderful their ideas were. All they were doing was blatant cost-cutting at the expense of the overall quality of Disneyland itself. I may get back someday, but I miss the configuration that Walt designed and executed back in 1955. If you can, view the opening ceremony that aired lived on tv with hosts Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan. There were a few glitches, but overall was well done. At the 50th anniversary those three appeared again. About 1960 I also recall Disneyland being featured in National Geographic magazine. Keep submitting your videos - they are most enjoyable.
Another great video! You guys do a wonderful job really enjoy your podcast. I have taken the tour at Disney World in Orlando, “Behind the Train Magic”. On that tour they told us the story about Walt’s live stream engine derailing and tipping over. A young girl walk by it not able to see the steam, and was burnt. They said Walt put the railroad up after that and after that’s when he approached the city and wanted to put the train around a park with a carousel. We were told that the city of Burbank did not want a carousel because it played carnival style music. And carnival people were thought of as lowlifes at the time, and they wanted no part of that. So that’s when Walt went looking for land to put a carousel and a train to go around the park. Just thought I would share what I remember. .
You need to go to the family DISNEY museum in San Francisco, you will find WALT”s train there and many of his personal items as well. Love what you do, keep up the good work.
nice show thank you sometime s I drive by wards old house I live near by it s sad but as I look down the yard I can still see what used to be. you guys are the best. have a great new year.
A great series on Disneyland Railroad. Maybe you could do a episode on the Walt Disney World Railroad to see how well his brother carried the theme forward,since Walt died before it was finished.
Damn California Fires! That was the only low point in the video. It was not boring to say the least. I wanted to use the darn word in the beginning, but it just didn't work. There was a lot of other good material though in your video thanks Toy Man! Live long and prosper. May all you signal lights be green. I still give it a thumbs up.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA. 👍👍👍👍👌🤗
Hello great video. A couple factoids you missed or I missed: The involvement of the Santa Fe Railroad with Walt wasn't mentioned. They operate with the same type Block Signal system as the big railroads use. The first time I road with the Headend Crew we were rounding the curve coming towards the Storybook Land platform when the engineer pulled the Johnson bar straight up, shoved the throttle forward and hit the brakes well before getting to the station. I asked what was going on. The engineer said there was someone on the platform in a place where they "shouldn't be" so they are taught to stop the train immediately until Security can clear the situation. In this case it was someone in a wheelchair had been pushed up the wrong side of the ramp. Some years later we got to ride with the Headend Crew again, pulled out of the Main Street Station, stopped at New Orleans Square where the fireman (a lady) and engineer got off and went into the building to the West of the station, two men came out and took over the train. They explained they were the "relief crew" and besides having to make the coffee for the Cast, they had to make 4 or 5 trips around the Park, before they changed costumes and would go over to the Mark Twain to relieve the Steam crew there for their breaktime. They went on to explain the Steam Operators are the highest paid Cast members due to the responsibilities involved. They also said when they first started at the Park you got 3 days of Training on the Steam Trains, made a couple trips around the park and were on your own after that. They went onto state there now is an official minimum 30 day training program in place, and they were the Trainers! That visit we got to dine in Club 33 a once in a lifetime event for many people! We also got a ride in the Lille Belle, you got a ticket which was validated by a Cast member escorting the passengers (about 10-15 maximum) around the Park, I noticed items were siliconed to tabletops etc. The Escort said they used to let people ride around without escort but too many things were disappearing, so only Escorted rides now. I "heard" later the Lillie Belle is only used for VIPs now. Trivia: I have the exact same marble topped "Telephone table, except the legs on mine haven't been shortened to big it to 5/8 scale! Note to anyone there is NO air conditioning in the Lillie Belle and it doesn't travel very fast so on ahot July day be prepared to be sweating alot by the time you complete the trip! There is a Website and Forum dedicated to the Disneyland Railroad.
I rode on the original passenger cars in 1955. The later ones were not the real thing. I saw Walt a few times. A whole new world now. We fooled around a lot whích we prefer to say. My Grandfather knew Walt quite well and helped out with some of the things that Walt wanted to do before he built disneyland in the early 1930s with a toy company my Grandfather owned.
Great video as always. BTW, next time you go to the railroad museum in Perris, you might get to see the Emma Nevada running again. I've been told by one of the members that they are planning to get the locomotive back in operation, though he did say that it will take a few years to return the locomotive to service.
Snow White's Castle, as well as buildings on Main Street use forced perspective, which I thought was cool. Loco #3 has a "combination" coupler (I don't know the actual name) on the front. It's a standard (narrow gauge sized) knuckle coupler, but it also has a gap in the knuckle that would probably work with a link-&-pin system which was used on the plantation railroads because of it's simplicity. Also, knuckle couplers can uncouple on rough, uneven track like would be found in the cane and cotton fields. The excursion cars have the trolley-style seats with the flip-over backrests.
The "narrow gauge sized" knuckle coupler is actually a 3/4 sized coupler. The gaped knuckle is not that unusual on lumber and industrial railroads. The Huckleberry RR had them when I worked there. The knuckle has a hole which a pin is dropped to allow for a coupling bar in the gap.
The excursion cars look exactly like the Greenfield cars. But its a common design. These replaced the coach cars when the new trains were being built. As they were also adding the Grand Canyon, the Holiday worked better as they were side facing. The excursion cars are the only front facing cars ion the line.
Toy Man Television The first time I saw the switch-over bench backed was on the trolley that ran through Confluence Park and by the old Forney Transportation Museum in Denver.
Toy Man Television I scanned through the titles on your channel but didn't see anything I recognized. Do you have a link? I know, silly question; of course you have a link. :-)
Ward and Betty Kimbal's property was located in San Gabriel Ca closer to temple city no where near Glendale, Glendale however is close to Disney studios, in Burbank Ca
For some reason I've always mixed up Glendaale and San Gabriel... Perhaps because of Glendora?? No matter, grab the 210 to the 134. 7 miles and yur there. Check out the mall with the Mark Fuller Fountain. (up coming show).
North of the Bay Area. Vineyard. Want to see it but not open ever. At least as yet. I’m sure the structures will be rebuilt. Not the same but better than nothing. Engine shop damaged. Not sure if the locomotive was damaged
COOL place. We tried to get over there while we were in town but they were closed except on the weekends. DARN. Really want to see the place when it's open!! It was closed when I was there 4 years ago too, but our little group was let in to see Wards stuff.
Yeah that's the only downside with OERM - how hard it is to get there on weekends! Actually one of the main reasons I started YouTubing in the first place was to lobby Metrolink to run trains at least hourly from Union Station to the downtown Perris station near OERM on the weekends, because I thought it was just the silliest thing that one needed a CAR to enjoy to the best TRAIN museum. And since my 'call the government and make them fix up the trains' video actually worked, by 2028 you'll be able to do exactly that! ( ruclips.net/video/6GREsCzoCkk/видео.html )
Cool! Didn’t know. It always struck me as the marbles in the mouth way all trains were announced back then. Emotionless. Monotone. And at last the ubiquitous “boardddd!”
Great episode! Sad to hear the Grizzly Flats Depot and water tank are all gone now. Maybe it'll get rebuilt eventually. It won't be original but maybe they can salvage some of the original pieces.
i gave a 5 year old a train set this year lionel and the gifts this kid gets wow a lot but he said out of everything he liked the train the best haha yes
I have done the tour b4 and I am thinking on doing it again for my baday. I am also thinking on doing the grand circle tour march 31th which is my bday I cant wait.
In your video you mentioned Greenfield village and it's railroad, when you come to Michigan and visit the Huckleberry railroad, you should check out the Greenfield village, I went there on my 25th birthday
For those who love this vid like me there is a book about the railroad and bits of the parks itself the book is "Walt Disneys railroad Story" I encourage those who love Walt and trains to read this book because it goes in depth about the trains and their names (if you plan on working in the railyard at Disneyland you probably want to know the names and how to identify them other than the number)
Thank you for a detailed review of Disney Land’s railroad and all the history related to same. Congratulations 🎊🍾🎉🎈 on four years of Toy Man Television, and to many more years to come. It seems like yesterday I saw your pilot episode, and I really felt sorry for your forced retirement, but as you have said before, it’s the best thing to happen to you as you then met Karyn. I look forward to what you have planned for 2018, and it’s never boring.
THANKS!!! Still screwing around too... FUN!!!!!!
It was the best thing to happen to me as well... My life had been flipped upside down as well.. and I knew that I had to make some significant changes... as the ship which I had been cruising on, had developed a serious leak! LOL!
We all know that feeling... Right?
I met Dale, just at the right time... Of course, he was still caring for his mom.. And I was at the end of dealing with my parents estate... Timing was perfect, really. And the rest goes down in Toy Man History!!
Walt Disney is/was one of those people in American history that has done so much for "us". I'm almost 60 and when I watch this I find myself drifting back in time to the yearly trips that my Mom and Dad made sure we took. Dad was a train buff and was content to sit on a bench in the New Orleans station while us kids roamed the park trying hard to use our tickets on the best rides. Thanks for the memories!
I too can spend the day at New Orleans station watching the trains come and go. HAve done several times. Relaxing way to spend the day.
This was a cool dive into the history of the Disneyland Railroad!
#4, The Ernest S. Marsh, was the first locomotive that was owned and ran by Pine Creek Railroad in New Jersey. I used to volunteer there as train crew and mechanical when I was just a wee lad. They will tell you it came from a logging company in New England, but it came from a sand pit in Raritan, NJ. It used to be a saddle tank, the original tank is still on Pine Creek property!
Wow’!!!!’ Thanks. Love to see that railroad. Still operating!
What I like so much about this channel is the fact that everything is easy to follow. Your not talking to fast nor to slow. You and your wife are very enjoyable to listen to.
The quality of the video is also just perfect.
Clear audio and pictures of everything you talk about.
Happy Anniversary!
THANKS!!! Mostly we love to screw around and then tell everyone about it!! FUN!!!!
Thanks so much for the informative tour. I’m only 21, but I admit this type of stuff is a guilty pleasure of mine. Very fascinating, and I appreciate you both for making such detailed videos. Every one is incredibly interesting and is also easy listening for when I want to re-listen and go to bed. Bless you both.
Hi. Thanks! Oh we wanna get back. Had a tour of the Disney world shops lined up.... dang Covid
The Emma Nevada is actually under restoration now at the Orange Empire Railway Museum! Feel free to come check her out before she’s completely returned to operation!
COOL!!!!!!!!!!! You are getting it running?????!!! We almost made it there on this trip, but it looked like it was only open on weekends. The one time I was there it was a special thing for the Narrow Gauge Convention Just the Kimball stuff open. AND we love traction. So NEED to get back. Is the line up to the interurban open??? What's a good time to come?
Thanks fornthe memories of Walt and everyone.....
SUCH A GOOD VIDEO VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS AWESOME STORY I LOVE WATCHING THIS CHANNEL TOY MAN TV IS GREAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT ON THIS VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH I THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WITH US YOUR SUBSCRIBERS. THANK YOU AGAIN JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA
Really a VERY well done video. I wanted to wait when I had time to sit and watch it without being pulled away. I could watch this a dozen times and catch some thing new each time. I do agree with the wife, she said it PERFECTLY when she said they look like jewelry, and I thought that's the perfect description I was looking for, but could not put into words myself. Keep up the great work.
Hey this was a great video, those of us who love Disney and loves trains were totally entertained A +++
THANKS!! Love making this stuff. Next week we ride the Mark Twain, the ride that moved Disneyland from Burbank to Anaheim!
Can't wait.
Lots of great material there. Looking forward to the next installment.
Thanks! Working on the edit right now!!
Wonderful may have rode that train in 1958 , i was 6 yr old. Wow time goes tks
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS VERY INTERESTING AND IMPRESSIVE I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH STAY SAFE AND CAREFUL JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA
What a great video! Thanks so much. Looking forward to the continued adventure!
Thanks! :D
The wife and I are huge Disney nuts. What a wonderful piece about Walt and the "back story" of his passion for things railroad. I think it would be safe to say you covered the story in great depth. I am sure it wouldn't be a surprise when I say the railroad is the first thing we do when we visit Disneyland, CA. The Bride and I must mount-up a trip very soon.. This series has all the promise of some really interesting stories. Happy New Year and congratulations on four years. Greg and Jeanne.
HI thanks... Love Disneyland. AND that railroad!!!!!!!!! WOW. Found out making this that the Casey Jones Circus train was designed by Ward Kimball AND as Walt loved the "Mickey Mouse" Olymana, that's the basis for the Casey Jones!!!
i love you two i just want to give you both a hug your fun people know how to have fun and you two are for sure good fun persons i hope you had the best new year it is a fun day when your messing around
That's about all there is to it... Choose to go have fun.. Even if it is shoveling snow, or mowing the grass. Choose to have a good time.
We do have some fun!!!!!
Great information! Wonderful way to spend 30 minutes.
Wonderful tour! Thank you for the beautiful history. Your narration is phenomenal, and I can't wait to see more.
WOW! Love them little steamer and the history, sad about the Grizzly Flats depot, looking forward to seeing the River boat! Thanks for sharing
The riverboat was inspired at Greenfield Village on Walt and Ward's trip.
Holy smokes you 2, when I think you have a masterpiece... You go and make another...
Outstanding production, visual editing, sound, and music! absolutely phenomenal....!
I just love what you do both do, thank you once again. KUDOS!
Really enjoyed this video. And I’m from Santa Margarita and I’d always love hearing the steam whistles in the summer time. Would always know when they were running. I have a buddy that used to run the engines with his dad and they would let us ride up front in the engines with them. I remember the days when they used to be stored in that barn there, way before the track was laid. Thank you for bringing up some good old memories!!!
Cool!!!!! Love to get back. We have our shots!!! So soon!!
Love the videos! I love hearing stories about Walt and his trains. I noticed that you said Walt's Carrolwood Pacific train is long gone. Actually, there are two of the original cars from Walt's backyard Carrolwood Pacific on display at Disneys Wilderness Lodge Resort in Disney World. They are located in the Vacation Club Villas section of the resort in a room called the Carolwood Room, and there are all kinds of pictures of Walt with his trains. It's an amazing hidden gem for the Disney Train enthusiast! Love the Disney videos! Keep them coming!
That was fun! I stopped counting “screwing around “ at 12 🤣
Your videos are just fantastic! Very professional and loaded with history. I don't know how you do it on a weekly basis, but please keep it up. Very much appreciated!
Love doing it. Been making movies for 50 years! Can sort of do it in my sleep. In fact I do so it in my sleep Some of my best edits are just dreams....
Been rewatching the Walking With Walt series this past Labor Day Weekend. I never realized how linked Disney was to trains.
He really came to love them. Buy the time he passed, he was gonzo for them.
I've learned more about railroad history in general from your videos than I have doing extensive research on my own, you are so in depth with every little thing you can find and I'm amazed to learn about railroads from the Wasatch front where I'm at that I wouldn't be able to find without your videos, thank you for your content and I hope to see you at this year's Hostlers show!
Planning on being there!!
We love to travel and play trains.. Good mix!! AND I love to take photos and video.
Great video, love the history behind the amazing man and his theme park.
That was a woderful video. I enjoyed it very much.
Growing up in Orange County, CA, I went to Disneyland many times. My good friend and I often rode in the upper seats of the caboose during the peak times of the day during the summer, to escape the crowds for awhile and strategize what we were going to do next. We'd ride around and around several times, often getting off at the "Grizzly Flats" station to get a Mint Julep at that little stand in New Orleans Square. The vantage point from the upper seats wasn't so great during the Grand Canyon Diorama, as it was too high-- you could see down to the floor in the exhibit and the speakers were right at window level, but it was a fun place to hang out and cool your heels anyhow, and particularly back in the days of the ticket books where once you got on the train, you could ride around as long as you wanted without spending another ticket.
They don't let you go up there now. Closed off with a locked door darn it!!!!
Another fantastic video!!
Thanks!!
28:14, Emma Nevada's drivers are off currently for a full restoration. There are plans to run her, which is why you see a water tower behind her in your still. Also, Olomana is at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
I LOVE this, and I've just been sharing it with EVERYONE!
I thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic blast back into the Disneyland past! Your videos are so professional, informative...and fun!! My heartfelt best wishes for the Happiest New Year ever! Keep on dreaming & scheming Dale & Karyn!
21:22 "Smokin the Rails" from Lots and Lots of Trains Vol. 1. Loved that music as a kid and still do.
Yup!!!!! That’s a great old video.
One of your best videos yet... Thanks for posting! :)
Thanks right back!!!!
Happy Anniversary! I am so glad I found your channel this year. It has been quite the bright spot on a year filled with dark ones!
Not too dark I hope. Strange times for sure. So we just screw around more to cover the "noise".
Anything that can drown out Twitter rants helps a lot! Happy New Year Dale & Karyn!
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary of your shows. I have enjoyed all of them. This one is really great and I am looking forward to seeing all of the Walking with Walt series.
Thanks. Working right now on Mark Twain!!
Happy Anniversary to your show.Always enjoy your videos on a Sunday afternoon.Happy New Year to you both.
Thanks a bunch! Thanks for your loyal viewership!!
Outstanding video.
Thanks!!
AWESOME GOOD VIDEO VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEO AND YOUR TIME HAVE A GOOD DAY JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR AWESOME VIDEO AND COMMENTS. 👍👍👍👍🤗👌
man am I glad I found this site this clip gave me goosebumps I've been a Disney fan since I was a child 2 I also love train that's why I found it !!!
Larry Archer hi. Welcome aboard. Dang we miss Disneyland. We had a trip to Disney world planned. Hum... anyway getting lots of work done on the model railroad
Toy Man Television - I've been to Greenfield Village in Dearborn MI, several times as a kid growing with my parents and always found it fascinating!! A few years ago Raymond and I were planning to visit, he'd never been, and we noticed the website made mention of a special opening after dark just before Christmas. We made the trip and it was FABULOUS!! The houses were open and decorated in period decorations, as near as safety permitted, and a few that have functional kitchens were busy at work making treats for the people visiting the warming stations located thru out the park to enjoy. Just something for you two lovers of screwing around to keep in mind for a future adventure, LOL!!
Every time we visit WDW and enter the Magic Kingdom, the first thing that happens is my adult attorney husband turns into a kid, Pixie Dust I guess, AND we have to ride the Steam Train around twice, Mary Poppins' Carousel and The People Mover FIRST! He also found if when commuting the parks on the Monorail and arrive early enough at a station and are very nice to the operator and there's room, you can ride in the cab with the engineer. It's pretty cool!
WDW offers several extra cost tours in the parks but I'm not sure if there's one for the railroad. THANK YOU for the video, very well done and very informative!!
Incredibly wonderful.
Right???? So many think the railroad is not cool. WHAT???? Best of the best!! WOW
Enjoyed the trip. Thanks!
Some real fun. On to the River Boat!!!
I love the caboose as well. That's inspiring to me too so I'd love a caboose for a house. Better yet, maybe even a house train.
What’s not to love about a caboose? They were such a grand thing and they were around for so long. been replaced by a blinking light. Sounds like the history of the human race
Fascinating!! Great show this week. I learned a lot!
Learned a bunch ourselves taking the tour and follow up. AMAZING
I just came across this video and it was remarkable! As along time Disneyland fan (my first time was at age 2 in 1959), annual passholder and in general a Disney enthusiast I have to say what you put together was worthy of a documentary done by Disney themselves! I learned things I never knew, like Ward Kimball’s involvement with the Golden Spike engines. I’ve driven by Santa Margarita Ranch many times on our way up to the Bay Area (where I’m originally from) and never knew about their Disney train connection. Coincidentally we live in Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County (no connection) and normally go to Disneyland once every week or two (let’s hope they reopen soon!) I’ve also been to the Orange Empire RR in Lake Paris area and years ago met Ward Kimball at a car show. Anyway, I’m looking forward to watching your other Walking with Walt videos! I took one of those tours myself years ago but it did not include the railroad house. Great stuff, nothing better than Disney and get up to the Disney Family Museum in San Francisco if you haven’t been.
Ken Goldenberg Hi yes they never open the shops in Anaheim. Or should I say almost never. In this particular case they opened it up to the national model railroad Association because someone knew someone and we were able to get in. It took us a month to complete security checks. By contrast the shops in Florida, well they give tours of those! I’m not sure why they are so much more nervous about Anaheim however what they really seem to be concerned about is the fireworks equipment which are right there by the engine shops. And rather than security or anything they seem to be very very afraid of someone stealing their proprietary canon design.
The Carolwood train is on display at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco in the Presidio, or was in the fall of 2015 when I visited the museum. That is a display worth seeing including a model of the layout of Disneyland.
We tried to get in back then and no luck. BUT sure like to see that.
What an adventure!
The Central Pacific steam locomotive that Lily Bells and CK holiday are based after is number is 173 not 117
Disneyland Railroad number 2 is named EP Ripley and it's a 4-4-0. Disneyland Railroad number 3 is named Fred Gurley and it's a 2-4-4t.
And the Emma Nevada is going through a restoration to be operational again at the Orange Empire Railway Museum
Great video and loved the history behind these trains and Disney
Very enjoyable.... thanks
Thanks!!
I am native to Minnesota, but did my 6th grade year in the San Diego area. I went to Disneyland a few times and loved it. I rode the steam train and the monorail. I was saddened when Walt Disney died, and was disappointed with some of the decisions that the corporate people made. I'm back in Minnesota, but Disneyland carries on.
We will carry-on as soon as they re-opened it! Yes I think Walt really had a vision and it died with him. Sad to say. Did you walk around the park it’s just not that hard to figure out what was made before waltz death and what was made after words
@@ToyManTelevision For example, the submarine ride was discontinued, but due to public outcry, the submarines were brought back. Some of the principles of the corporation would make television appearances and literally brag about how wonderful their ideas were. All they were doing was blatant cost-cutting at the expense of the overall quality of Disneyland itself. I may get back someday, but I miss the configuration that Walt designed and executed back in 1955. If you can, view the opening ceremony that aired lived on tv with hosts Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan. There were a few glitches, but overall was well done. At the 50th anniversary those three appeared again. About 1960 I also recall Disneyland being featured in National Geographic magazine. Keep submitting your videos - they are most enjoyable.
Wonderful!
Another great video! You guys do a wonderful job really enjoy your podcast.
I have taken the tour at Disney World in Orlando, “Behind the Train Magic”. On that tour they told us the story about Walt’s live stream engine derailing and tipping over. A young girl walk by it not able to see the steam, and was burnt. They said Walt put the railroad up after that and after that’s when he approached the city and wanted to put the train around a park with a carousel. We were told that the city of Burbank did not want a carousel because it played carnival style music. And carnival people were thought of as lowlifes at the time, and they wanted no part of that. So that’s when Walt went looking for land to put a carousel and a train to go around the park. Just thought I would share what I remember. .
You need to go to the family DISNEY museum in San Francisco, you will find WALT”s train there and many of his personal items as well. Love what you do, keep up the good work.
nice show thank you sometime s I drive by wards old house I live near by it s sad but as I look down the yard I can still see what used to be. you guys are the best. have a great new year.
HAd a chance to come out and ride, but could not get off work..... SUCK....... Never saw it.
Nicely done!
Thanks!!
A great series on Disneyland Railroad. Maybe you could do a episode on the Walt Disney World Railroad to see how well his brother carried the theme forward,since Walt died before it was finished.
That was really good and really interesting, many thanks!!
You are welcome! Have you seen the other videos? The next one is on the mark Twain river boat. It’s more interesting than it sounds
Yes, just watched it. Learned a lot.
It’s horrible that the Grizzly Flats depot burned down. At least the fires didn’t get more places like Roaring Camp and the ranch.
Hope John rebuilds it just as before.
He better with all this free time he'll have away from work...
Damn California Fires! That was the only low point in the video. It was not boring to say the least. I wanted to use the darn word in the beginning, but it just didn't work. There was a lot of other good material though in your video thanks Toy Man! Live long and prosper. May all you signal lights be green. I still give it a thumbs up.
Thanks for watching Some fun next week with the Mark Twain. Wonder if you can water sky.... Oh forget that!!
Your videos are so interesting! Never boring!
Fantastic, great video, perfect.
Thanks!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO WITH YOUR SUBSCRIBERS ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA. 👍👍👍👍👌🤗
Hi again and 🙏 THANKS!!
The Olomana is now on display at the railroad museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg PA.
OUTSTANDING:A little late this week Merry Christmas love the screwing around Happy New Year. 🚂🇺🇸🚂🇺🇸🚂🇺🇸🐢
Merry and happy back at ya!!! Just playing with some TRAIS here. WOW
Thanks guys. A fantastic history lesson! Happy new year!
Love Disneyland!!! What a place..
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The Olomana is now on loan in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania I saw it there twice last year
Hello great video.
A couple factoids you missed or I missed:
The involvement of the Santa Fe Railroad with Walt wasn't mentioned.
They operate with the same type Block Signal system as the big railroads use.
The first time I road with the Headend Crew we were rounding the curve coming towards the Storybook Land platform when the engineer pulled the Johnson bar straight up, shoved the throttle forward and hit the brakes well before getting to the station. I asked what was going on. The engineer said there was someone on the platform in a place where they "shouldn't be" so they are taught to stop the train immediately until Security can clear the situation. In this case it was someone in a wheelchair had been pushed up the wrong side of the ramp.
Some years later we got to ride with the Headend Crew again, pulled out of the Main Street Station, stopped at New Orleans Square where the fireman (a lady) and engineer got off and went into the building to the West of the station, two men came out and took over the train.
They explained they were the "relief crew" and besides having to make the coffee for the Cast, they had to make 4 or 5 trips around the Park, before they changed costumes and would go over to the Mark Twain to relieve the Steam crew there for their breaktime.
They went on to explain the Steam Operators are the highest paid Cast members due to the responsibilities involved.
They also said when they first started at the Park you got 3 days of Training on the Steam Trains, made a couple trips around the park and were on your own after that.
They went onto state there now is an official minimum 30 day training program in place, and they were the Trainers!
That visit we got to dine in Club 33 a once in a lifetime event for many people!
We also got a ride in the Lille Belle, you got a ticket which was validated by a Cast member escorting the passengers (about 10-15 maximum) around the Park, I noticed items were siliconed to tabletops etc. The Escort said they used to let people ride around without escort but too many things were disappearing, so only Escorted rides now.
I "heard" later the Lillie Belle is only used for VIPs now. Trivia: I have the exact same marble topped "Telephone table, except the legs on mine haven't been shortened to big it to 5/8 scale! Note to anyone there is NO air conditioning in the Lillie Belle and it doesn't travel very fast so on ahot July day be prepared to be sweating alot by the time you complete the trip!
There is a Website and Forum dedicated to the Disneyland Railroad.
If you go to the OCME Orange County Model Engineers there’s a piece of track from the Lily Bell Display at Disneyland
We were in Orange... I guess we will have to return!! :)
Wow! Such a great video! I learned a bunch of things.
I rode on the original passenger cars in 1955. The later ones were not the real thing. I saw Walt a few times. A whole new world now. We fooled around a lot whích we prefer to say. My Grandfather knew Walt quite well and helped out with some of the things that Walt wanted to do before he built disneyland in the early 1930s with a toy company my Grandfather owned.
Nice history lesson , thank you .
Fred Gurley is the #3 locomotive. E.P. Ripley is #2.
Great video as always. BTW, next time you go to the railroad museum in Perris, you might get to see the Emma Nevada running again. I've been told by one of the members that they are planning to get the locomotive back in operation, though he did say that it will take a few years to return the locomotive to service.
Oh..... We will do our best to be there!!
That will be amazing. With government regs its hard to get something running.
The Olomana is now in Strasburg at the Railroad Museum of PA
Yup. LOVE to get there and see it.
Snow White's Castle, as well as buildings on Main Street use forced perspective, which I thought was cool.
Loco #3 has a "combination" coupler (I don't know the actual name) on the front. It's a standard (narrow gauge sized) knuckle coupler, but it also has a gap in the knuckle that would probably work with a link-&-pin system which was used on the plantation railroads because of it's simplicity. Also, knuckle couplers can uncouple on rough, uneven track like would be found in the cane and cotton fields.
The excursion cars have the trolley-style seats with the flip-over backrests.
The "narrow gauge sized" knuckle coupler is actually a 3/4 sized coupler. The gaped knuckle is not that unusual on lumber and industrial railroads. The Huckleberry RR had them when I worked there. The knuckle has a hole which a pin is dropped to allow for a coupling bar in the gap.
The excursion cars look exactly like the Greenfield cars. But its a common design. These replaced the coach cars when the new trains were being built. As they were also adding the Grand Canyon, the Holiday worked better as they were side facing. The excursion cars are the only front facing cars ion the line.
Toy Man Television
The first time I saw the switch-over bench backed was on the trolley that ran through Confluence Park and by the old Forney Transportation Museum in Denver.
Have you seen the show on that one?
Toy Man Television
I scanned through the titles on your channel but didn't see anything I recognized. Do you have a link? I know, silly question; of course you have a link. :-)
Ward and Betty Kimbal's property was located in San Gabriel Ca closer to temple city no where near Glendale, Glendale however is close to Disney studios, in Burbank Ca
For some reason I've always mixed up Glendaale and San Gabriel... Perhaps because of Glendora?? No matter, grab the 210 to the 134. 7 miles and yur there. Check out the mall with the Mark Fuller Fountain. (up coming show).
Great video!
Awesome great locmotive s never new that
Great history!!!! On to Disney World!!!
Really well produced. Where did John Lassiter have his RR?
North of the Bay Area. Vineyard. Want to see it but not open ever. At least as yet. I’m sure the structures will be rebuilt. Not the same but better than nothing. Engine shop damaged. Not sure if the locomotive was damaged
Loved it!!
Thanks!!!!
Thanks for popping into the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, I love that place. Glad you had a good time here in the LA area!
COOL place. We tried to get over there while we were in town but they were closed except on the weekends. DARN. Really want to see the place when it's open!! It was closed when I was there 4 years ago too, but our little group was let in to see Wards stuff.
Yeah that's the only downside with OERM - how hard it is to get there on weekends! Actually one of the main reasons I started YouTubing in the first place was to lobby Metrolink to run trains at least hourly from Union Station to the downtown Perris station near OERM on the weekends, because I thought it was just the silliest thing that one needed a CAR to enjoy to the best TRAIN museum. And since my 'call the government and make them fix up the trains' video actually worked, by 2028 you'll be able to do exactly that! ( ruclips.net/video/6GREsCzoCkk/видео.html )
The announcement you hear at Main Street Station was at least partially inspired by Ward Kimball's recollection of Union Station here in Kansas City.
Cool! Didn’t know. It always struck me as the marbles in the mouth way all trains were announced back then. Emotionless. Monotone. And at last the ubiquitous “boardddd!”
One of your best! Thank you
Thanks!! Working on the Monorail right now. Later an accidental trip to LA on the Surfliner!! FUN!!
Excellent work. Tho I knew all of what was presented you covered it in depth. Way to go Dale .
Great episode! Sad to hear the Grizzly Flats Depot and water tank are all gone now. Maybe it'll get rebuilt eventually. It won't be original but maybe they can salvage some of the original pieces.
I'll bet John does. I would for sure. SO DARN SAD.
Toy Man Television Let us hope 2018 brings us good news. By the way Happy New Year!
I saw the olamana in strasburg Pennsylvania about a couple weeks ago, its actualy very small surprisingly
Yup!! Same a Cloie. Tiny. Cute.
i gave a 5 year old a train set this year lionel and the gifts this kid gets wow a lot but he said out of everything he liked the train the best haha yes
Kids still love trains!!!!!!
Yes I know my grandsons have a HO scale......
I'm a locomotive engineer so this is of particular interest to me 👍🙂
Can you visit the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom and talk about the history of the Railroad when it opens on July?
I have done the tour b4 and I am thinking on doing it again for my baday. I am also thinking on doing the grand circle tour march 31th which is my bday I cant wait.
Sells out in about 15 minuets. Call right at 7am.
outstanding video...
Thanks!!!!
Ward and Betty's property was located in San Gabriel, not Glendale.
In your video you mentioned Greenfield village and it's railroad, when you come to Michigan and visit the Huckleberry railroad, you should check out the Greenfield village, I went there on my 25th birthday
HAve always wanted to. ALMOST made it 2 years ago. SOON!!!!!!!!
Wow! Very well made!
Thanks that was a fun time out. Have you watched all 4 walking with walts?
When the covid-19 pandemic is recovered, can you do a history of the Walt Disney World Railroad at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida?
It was our plan to be there last month!! Geeeezzz! Best laid plans.
For those who love this vid like me there is a book about the railroad and bits of the parks itself the book is "Walt Disneys railroad Story" I encourage those who love Walt and trains to read this book because it goes in depth about the trains and their names (if you plan on working in the railyard at Disneyland you probably want to know the names and how to identify them other than the number)
Cody Allen thanks. Yes it’s great reading.