Disneyland's Short-Lived Monorail Precursor: The Viewliner (1957)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2020
- Back in the days before Disneyland's monorail opened, the space used to be home to another train... The Viewliner! Mostly obscure nowadays, we'll be taking a look at the attraction with this video, and also seeing just how it relates back to the original monorail.
Music Used:
• Ch. 1-6 Music to Ride Monorails By (Disneyland Magical Audio Tour): • Ch. 1-6 Music to Ride ...
Videos Used:
• 1956 Oldsmobile Car Commercial: • 1956 Oldsmobile Car Co...
• 1959 Monorail Dedication: • 1959 Monorail Dedication
• An Adventure in the Magic Kingdom (1958): • An Adventure in the Ma...
• KETC | Living St. Louis | Aerotrain: • Aerotrain | Living St....
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Back in September 1957, our neighbor was an engineer on the orange Viewliner! When we went to the park, our neighbor invited us to ride in the engine with him! (I'm sure nowadays that would not be allowed!) As a young child, all that I remember was him saying that the dashboard was from an Oldsmobile. My other memory was how HOT it was in the cab! A unforgettable memory that not many could "brag" about! Thanks for the memory!
I do like the idea of just rejigging two Oldsmobiles into a new contraption just to fill in a temporary space. That's just such make-do inventive spirit.
FUN FACT: On it’s pre-inaugural run, it caught fire. They put it out and wanted to delay the opening of it but Walt said it would be fine. Both trains ran without a single issue after that.
The only two Aerotrains were eventually sold to Rock Island, which used them as commuter trains until 1966. Both trains survive in museums, one in Green Bay, WI and the other in Kirkwood, MO.
as soon as i saw the viewliner i instantly knew that this was based on GM's Aerotrain
The Viewliner honestly looks really cool.
Oh so when Disney chops and welds a bunch of cars together people can’t wait to ride but when I do it it’s “dangerous and unsafe” lmao
Repeat in Walter Cronkite voice." In the year two thousand,monorails will whisk the weary worker home in record time!"
childhood memories for me
The monorail has proven timeless because I can easily see it being very, very useful in cities, whilst the original train definitely hasn't faired anywhere near so well. Even the design of the monorail is still futuristic and attractive, whilst the train is definitely a product of the 50s.
I think we've found the intra-park transit system for Defunctland Park. ^_^
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Another wonderful video my friend! As both a railfan and a Disney Fan, this was quite an enjoyable look into one of Disney's lesser known trains! (Fun Fact: 2 original GM Aerotrains still survive today, located at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri. Alongside this, a 5/8th Scale Viewliner Replica, named the Zooliner, can be found operating at the Washington Park and Zoo Railway in Portland, Oregon.)
Not "old" highway bus, built for the Aero Train.(referring to the full scale GM Aero Train)
Trains and Walt, they go hand in hand. I don’t blame him, trains are pretty cool
At age 14, Walt Disney started working on the Missouri Pacific Railroad working as a “News butcher”. He was the person who sold newspapers and snacks to the passengers. That helps to explain his lifelong love of trains
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The footage is amazing. The park has changed so much. Amazing!
The Portland Zoo in Oregon also has a scale replica Aerotrain, ours was introduced around the same, but is still in operation. Ours also looks more like the original train then the Viewliners
Growing up 10 miles away from Disneyland in the 60’s meant we spent a lot of time there. We’re talking E-ticket era. The coolest monorail rides ever were when we could get into the pilot’s cab and sit in the 2 seats behind & above the engineer. I wish I had some photos from those days. Great video. Thanks.