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	Carolwood Pacific Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Carolwood Pacific Railroad was a live steam backyard railroad, built by the American animated film producer and animator, Walt Disney (1901-1966) in the garden of the backyard of his home.
		It was Disney's lifelong fascination with the railroad that in 1950 led to the building of the Carolwood Pacific Railroad (and even before that, a huge Lionel layout in a room adjacent to his office at the Studio).
		The existence of the Carolwood Pacific Railroad in Walt's backyard only became widely known to the outside world in the publicity relating to the opening of Disneyland in nearby Anaheim in 1955.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carolwood_Pacific_Railroad (1162 words)

	CAROLWOOD PACIFIC RAILROAD Disney
		He took the Carolwood Pacific name from the street the house was located on, Carolwood Drive.
		The Carolwood Pacific Railroad was a miniature of an...
		The Carolwood Pacific Railroad was Walt Disney's hobby for several years in the late 1940's and early 1950's...
	digilander.libero.it /all_disney/Carolwood_Pacific_Railroad.html (974 words)

	Transcontinental Railroad: Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
		The first transcontinental railroad was completed when the rails of the Union Pacific, reaching westward from Omaha, Nebraska, and those of the Central Pacific Railroad, reaching eastward from Sacramento, California were joined, completing the coast-to-coast connection.
		The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California was organized on June 28, 1861 by a group of Sacramento merchants known later as the "Big Four" (Collis P.
		In February, 1869, Clement was appointed as one of four members of the Special U.S. Pacific Railroad Commission to inspect and approve the railroad’s location and construction and help to determine the very sticky issue of where the CPRR and UPRR would finally meet.
	cprr.org /Museum/faster.html (4325 words)

	Disney World - The Online Guide - Walt Disney's Love of Trains Lives On At Walt Disney World Resort
		Guests young and old were invited aboard his “Carolwood Pacific Railroad.” In fact, Walt could often be seen straddling one of the one-eighth scale cars as it chugged along the sprawling track layout.
		But for railroad buffs, the puffing steam engines and their open-air carriages provide a nostalgic adventure extending the legends of British railroading in the mountains and jungles of far-off colonies.
		Walt’s passion for trains is represented in the suite’s entry hall by a replica of his “Carolwood Pacific Railway” locomotive in an enclosed presentation case.
	www.wdisneyw.co.uk /trains.html (1001 words)

	Brian Bennett's Eyes On Orlando
		Michael Broggie is very active in that organization, which was formed to maintain the historical record of Walt's love of railroads in general and the Carolwood Pacific Railroad in particular.
		Thus, the Railroad Fair gave birth to the Carolwood Pacific Railroad...
		Many of the techniques learned during the construction of the Carolwood Pacific were later put to good use when the narrow gauge Disneyland and Santa Fe Railroad was built a few short years later.
	www.mouseplanet.com /eyesonorlando/bb050923.htm (2114 words)

	Magictrips Community - For WDW Railroad Fans
		Members of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society and the Broggie family of California will be at Walt Disney World later this month to rededicate the Roger E. Broggie Steam Engine No. 3.
		Michael Broggie, who wrote Walt Disney's Railroad Story, a biographical account of Disney's lifelong interest in railroading, said trains were the technical marvel of Disney's early years.
		"Railroad technology was ingrained in young Walt," Broggie said, and inspired his love of technology and travel that expanded to space and rides that laid the foundation for Mission: Space, which opened recently at Epcot.
	www.magictripscommunity.com /forum/showthread.php?t=31597 (857 words)

	Railroads - 9xy.net
		A backyard railroad is a privately owned, outdoor railroad, most often in miniature, but large enough for one or several persons to ride on.
		One of the most famous backyard railroads was Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific Railroad, in operation from 1950 to 1953, which inspired Disney to surround his planned Disneyland amusement park with a working, narrow gauge railroad.
		Rolling stock is often modelled after real railroad equipment, as far as being painted with logos of past or existing railroads.
	www.9xy.net /hobbies/backyard_railroads.html (238 words)

	Mr. Liver's Tribute to Main Street
		The Inspiration for the Disneyland Railroad came from Walt's own backyard where is fascination with steam trains led to the creation of the Carolwood Pacific Railroad...Walt's own personal railroad.
		Walt along with Governor Knight of California, Fred Gurley (President of the Santa Fe Railroad), and of course Mickey Mouse proudly rode in the cab of the E P Ripley as it pulled into the Main Street Station.
		The familiar voice of the Disneyland railroad is Thurl Ravenscoft who also did the voice of Tony the Tiger.
	www.ultimateorlando.com /archive/mainstreet/Attractions/railroad.htm (556 words)

	ZOT Disney Theme Park Locomotives
		This miniature railroad served as the model for the Disneyland railroad and the inspiration for the Walt Disney World Railroad.
		Luckily for Walt, and train enthusiast everywhere she granted him right-of-way and the Carolwood Pacific Railroad, the inspiration for the Disneyland Railroad and the Walt Disney World Railroad, was born.
		Railroad myths had it that the larger the cow the more stubborn its nature.
	wpporter.duckburg.us /DisLocos.htm (1571 words)

	Welcome to Main Street USA > The Disneyland Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ward Kimball built a railroad in his backyard, the "Grizzly Flats Railroad", (which, at the time, was the first full-scale privately owned backyard steam railroad).
		The railroad consisted of 2,615 feet of track with 11 switches, a large trestle and a huge 90-foot tunnel running under Lillian Disney's flowerbeds.
		The Disneyland Railroad serves at the outer boundary to Disneyland and has always been well represented in the early drawings and concepts for Disneyland.
	www.visionsfantastic.com /visions/dlr/disneyland/ms/railroad.html (1001 words)

	New Page 2
		Built by Walt Disney for his backyard railroad, the Disney Barn was relocated from Holmby Hills to the Los Angeles Live Steamers where it stands today, a testament to Walt Disney's railroad legacy.
		The barn was built by Walt Disney for his backyard railroad, and served as the storage facility for his rolling stock.
		It is interesting to trace the lineage of this engine: Walt Disney admired the beautiful proportions and overall appearance of the Central Pacific's locomotive #173, and used it as the basis for his 1-1/2" scale Lilly Belle.
	ptucker.www4.50megs.com /Disney_Barn.htm (429 words)

	San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Michael Broggie, the author of "Walt Disney's Railroad Story." The Broggie connection to Disney was initially forged by Michael's father, Roger E. Broggie, a precision machinist at the Disney Studio who became the first Imagineer.
		In 1995 Michael formed the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society to preserve the railroad legacy of Walt Disney.
		Walt's Carolwood Pacific Railroad included a 46-foot-long trestle, loops, overpasses, gradients, an elevated dirt berm, and a 90-foot tunnel underneath Mrs.
	www.slorrm.com /mtg_10_08_02.html (343 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Walt Disney
		With the help of his friends Ward and Betty Kimball, owners of their own backyard railroad, Disney developed the blueprints and immediately set to work creating a miniature live steam railroad for his backyard.
		The name of the railroad, Carolwood Pacific Railroad, originated from the address of his home that was located on Carolwood Drive.
		And it should be surrounded by a train."?title=Entertaining his daughters and their friends in his backyard and taking them for rides on his Carolwood Pacific Railroad had inspired Disney to include a railroad in the plans for Disneyland.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Walt_Disney (5915 words)

	Fun Facts of the Magic Kingdom Railroad
		This was also the name Walt used for his engine of the Carolwood Pacific Railroad.
		The best time to ride the Walt Disney World Railroad are from 2:00pm when guest are in other parts of the Kingdom and from 8:00 till park closing when alot of people have left or going to watch the Spectromagic parade.
		These are the platform extentions to the east and west of the station, not the one on the castle side of the entrance.
	www.oitc.com /Disney/Wdw/MagicKingdom/Secrets/General/Trains.html (1042 words)

	The Walt Disney Family Foundation - News
		Amid the railroad layout, Walt had a barn built where he could monitor and control the 2,615 feet of track that made up his railroad.
		The Barn is open to the public for tours through the courtesy of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society.
		July 18, 2004, was a landmark day for the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society: the five-year anniversary of the dedication ceremony for Walt Disney's Barn at its new home in Griffith Park, California, neighboring the L.A. Live Steamers Facility.
	disney.go.com /disneyatoz/familymuseum/foundation/news.html (372 words)

	Mickey News °o° - The Walt Disney World Railroad-Walt's Dream Continues!
		Later, as a teenager he obtained a job on the Pacific Railroad as a news butcher, selling candy, cigars, soda pop and newspapers to passengers.
		This was Walt's "Carolwood Pacific Railroad" he built in his backyard, named after the street he lived on, Carolwood Drive in Los Angeles.
		The Walt Disney Railroad in Florida opened in 1971 and is also a 1.5 mile circuit around the Magic Kingdom.
	www.mickeynews.com /Columns/PrintColumn.asp_Q_id_E_672 (1366 words)

	Historian will tell how his dad’s model train influenced Walt Disney By John Phane Acorn Staff Writer
		Disney––his estate was located on Carolwood Drive––called his backyard railroad the Carolwood Pacific Railroad so that his miniature train would have the same initials on it as the full-size editions of the Central Pacific.
		Broggie is the author of "Walt Disney’s Railroad Story." The book was the recipient of the 1998 Benjamin Franklin Award in the category of biographies, autobiographies and memoirs.
		Broggie is an expert on the personal history and career of Walt Disney, and founder of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society designed to preserve the railroad legacy of Walt Disney.
	www.theacorn.com /News/2001/0816/Community/045.html (722 words)

	Walt Disney's grave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The railroad's half-mile long layout included a 46-foot-long trestle, loops, overpasses, gradients, an elevated dirt berm, and a 90-foot tunnel underneath Mrs.
		He had his attorney draw up right-of-way papers giving the railroad a permanent, legal easement through the garden areas, which his wife dutifully signed; however, there is no evidence the documents were ever recorded as a restriction on the property's title.
		And it should be surrounded by a train." Entertaining his daughters and their friends in his backyard and taking them for rides on his Carolwood Pacific Railroad had inspired Disney to include a railroad in the plans for Disneyland.
	www.hollywoodusa.co.uk /GlendaleObituaries/waltdisney.htm (2284 words)

	INTERCOT Boards - Toy Train Displays?
		Walt Disney was fascinated by railroads, and built a large-scale garden railroad at his California estate.
		Some say the Carolwood Pacific was part of Walt's inspiration for Disneyland.
		And there are historical photos of Walt on the Carolwood Pacific under the Main Street Station at the MK, in what is now the queue area for stroller rental.
	www.intercot.com /discussion/printthread.php?t=65842 (360 words)

	LaughingPlace.com: Carolwood's Imagineer Appreciate Day, (The #1 Site for Disney)
		The Carolwood Pacific Historical Society is an organization "dedicated to preserving the personal railroad legacy of Walt Disney." The organization, through the volunteer efforts of its members, makes it possible for the public to visit Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn on the third Sunday of each month, rain or shine, from 11 AM until 3 PM.
		The Barn is the actual structure that stood in the backyard of Walt Disney’s Holmby Hills home, and served as the homebase for the Carolwood Pacific Railroad in the early 1950’s.
		As Walt was always moving on to bigger and better things, the small backyard railroad got him to thinking about bigger trains and grander amusements for the public-these thoughts eventually took form as Disneyland.
	www.laughingplace.com /News-ID505890.asp (418 words)

	Interesting Walt Disney World Railroad Doings by Steve Burns - StartedByAMouse.com Features Section
		The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge, part of the Disney Vacation Club and adjacent to the Wilderness Lodge, is based on the hotels built by and for workers on the first Transcontinental Railroad through the forrested wilderness of the west.
		On the walls are a few pictures of Walt's Carolwood Pacific Railroad, as well as a few other general railroad pictures, and the fireplace has a nice screen with some train artwork on it.
		In Mickey's Toontown Fair, the entrance to the walkway is adjacent to the railroad station.
	www.startedbyamouse.com /features/railroads.shtml (1044 words)

	Transportation within Disneyland Parks
		Originally known as the Disneyland and Santa Fe Railroad, it was sponsored by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway until 1974.
		Laid to three-foot gauge, the most common narrow gauge measurement used in North America, the railroad is laid in a continuous loop around the park.
		This caused a rift between Disneyland and the Santa Fe railroad, and eventually caused the breakdown in their relationship and the removal of Santa Fe sponsorship from the Disneyland Railroad.
	www.dotcomwomen.com /home/travel/disneyland-transportation.shtml (1282 words)

	Railfanning in Walt Disney World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Circling that park was The Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad, a 5/8 scale live steam train railroad.
		In fact, the Walt Disney World Railroad was the first attraction to be completed at the Walt Disney World Resort.
		The steamer sat idle in the railroad's roundhouse and was later sold to a private collector.
	trains.harpblaster.net /trackside/wdw (674 words)

	Iron Horses of Walt Disney World
		The Carolwood Pacific Historical Society does a great job of providing information on the "Carolwood Pacific" Railroad, as Disney dubbed it.
		A railroad lover's delight, the fireplace at the Iron Spike Room has a grate that is one-of-a-kine.
		A minor mishap in which a family guest was injured (not severely) caused Walt to eventually dismantle the Carolwood Pacific.
	www.mouseplanet.com /eyesonorlando/bb050624.htm (1768 words)

	Becky's Tour of Disneyland
		It was a somewhat newer model, built in 1925 and used in New England at a lumber mill.
		Walt Disney was so fascinated with trains, he built a 1/8 scale Carolwood Pacific Railroad in the backyard of his Holmby Hills home.
		During the years that Disneyland used tickets for the attractions, the railroad ticket was a long strip with coupons to be punched by the conductor, similar to those used in real railroads of the period.
	www.gigglesngrins.com /railroad.html (370 words)

	Pin Pics: Pin Groups
		This pin was released, to members of the Carolwood and Pacific(The name of Walt Disney's backyard, live steam, railroad) Historical Society, at the re-dedication ceremony held in the Spike room of the Disney Vacation Club villas at Wilderness Lodge.
		It is the gray door, or hatch, to the front of Lilly Belle's (Walt's live steam locomotive) boiler, and measures 1 1/4" wide by 1 1/4" high.
		Walt's railroad ran, in his backyard, from 1950 to 1953.
	www.pinpics.com /cgi-bin/group.cgi?group=671&pin=26063 (147 words)

	Fun Facts of Disneyland's Trains
		At one time, every passenger on the Disneyland Railroad received a ticket illustrated with a steel engraving of a 19th century locomotive, smoke rolling majestically from it's stack.
		The fancy caboose on the Disneyland Railroad is the observation car of the original passenger train that used to circle the Park when it first opened.
		When you're riding the Disneyland railroad, pushing beyond the river in what could be called Frontierland, just before you head through the tunnel, as you pass the old Big Thunder Ranch/Festival of Fools area, you'll notice a purely decorative loading platform/station alongside the track.
	www.oitc.com /Disney/Disneyland/Secrets/General/Trains.html (2536 words)

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