LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It is easy to forget that Walt Disney World is home to an amazing railroad collection.
The theme park is home to four working steam locomotives: the Walter E. Disney, the Lilly Belle, the Roger E. Broggie and the Roy O. Disney. The history of these locomotives has been covered extensively.
Now, many railfans may not like the theme park appearance Disney Imagineers gave to these venerable steamers. It sure beats a trip to the scrap yard.
The pictures in this gallery were taken in July 2013.
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Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and The Travel Trolley.
It’s no coincidence that the first attraction to greet guests of the Magic Kingdom is the railroad. After all, trains played such an important role in Walt Disney’s life – even Mickey Mouse was created on a train.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Three Walt Disney World resort employees are on leave following a monorail crash between two trains that left one of the drivers dead, CNN reported. The network’s Web site quoted a Disney spokesman as saying the action is “part of an investigative process, not a disciplinary action.” The three employees include a manager, the pilot of the second monorail train and a maintenance shop cast member. The manager was at an off-site restaurant at the time of the crash, WESH-TV reported. On July 5, Monorail Pink backed into another train, Monorail Purple, near the Ticket
