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2 unusual facts about Carolwood Pacific Railroad


Carolwood Pacific Railroad

On October 21, 2003, Walt Disney World Railroad Steam Engine #3, the Roger E. Broggie was re-dedicated in honor of the late, longtime Disney Imagineer Roger Broggie, who was named a Disney Legend in 1990.

Inspired by his animators Ward Kimball and Ollie Johnston who had backyard railroads, Walt launched construction of a 1/8 scale live steam locomotive, rolling stock such as gondolas and a caboose, track and a small barn modeled in miniature for the one in Marceline, Missouri from his youth to keep them in.



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Central Pacific 173

In 1950, Walt Disney began to build the Carolwood Pacific Railroad, a miniature railroad in his backyard.