Found Train Tracks! Disney Worlds Fort Wilderness Railroad | EP7

Did you know that Disney's Fort Wilderness had a steam train at one time? We didn't until after we arrived!

I really didn’t want to show my age but I remember the train rides in the fort and I was so disappointed when they took it out. My first trip was in November of 1971. My grandfather was working in Jacksonville and the job was winding down before the next one started in the same location and him and others had took a job building on some of the magic kingdom and told my parents that they really needed to get the kids and come down to see this place. The transition they put in place was the multi car trams in place to take the place of the trains. Hope you’re doing well Mike with the best last name lol

25 years ago while staying there we searched the old railroad line an we talked to a Cast Manager about getting something from it well they took us up to there supervisor an they let us get 6 ties, 12 spikes an sent a crew down to the bridge area where you showed an they helped us get a 20 foot section of rail an helped us load it thru our back window an laid it on the floor of our camper an we still have it along with everything else along with a paper certifying it. It was neat to see your video about it.

Great vid 👍🏼

Good morning. That was really enjoyable. I have seen several videos on the subject but nothing as fun and thorough as yours. Well done!

If you love trains you should stay at Paugus bay campground in Laconia NH. there is a scenic railroad train that passes by the campground several times a day you can even take a kayak out in the bay and float under the track as the train goes overhead.

I could really see your love of trains.:)

I'm about half way through this playlist I'll run the rest tonight.

Thanks for posting. I go to Fort Wilderness a couple times a year and will plan to look for the tracks near the 1500 loop on my next visit.

Hey nice to met you.-welcome to rV community. Great review of the Fort wilderness. On bucket list now.

That was so cool. Love the scavenger hunt aspect of the video. So interesting.

WOW!!!! Love this so much!! Man that was a great scavenger hunt!! We love trains and hidden Mickeys.... so cool!!! ~ Brad and Diana

Very cool history! I love this... thanks for showing us

I used to work at WDW and once went for a job interview for a housekeeping position at Fort Wilderness around 1999 or 2000. I distinctly remember seeing rails still imbedded in the pavement near the cast services and administration buildings leading in the direction of the old train shed. The shed is still there today however regular guests can't go back there because it's a restricted area. I am not sure if the rails are still there today. I wish I had taken a picture.

This is amazing, thanks for sharing!

We live in NC. If you ever get to come to NC, go to Blowing Rock near Boone. And you can ride a steam engine train, Tweetsie Railroad. Nice video!

Disney donated track and some rolling stock (no loco') to Brevard Zoo (Melbourne FL) .... volunteers pulled up track and relaid to make the train ride at the new (built by volunteers) zoo. The zoo is still here!!! The zoo never used the cars donated however ... went with a different donated train: a C.P. Huntington built by Chance Rides (they still make 'em) ... the zoo's original train came from Boblo Island park ......

I find it odd that Disney doesn’t have any information up in regards to the old steam engine. I remember 4014. I got to see it in Texas. My son loves trains so he thought it was awesome. Thanks for the information in the video!

Aloha, A little about those engines used, those look exactly like the same Baldwin type of locos used here in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. They are 2-4-0 type locos built by Baldwin Locomotive Works around the late 18th century- early 20th century for sugar plantation work in the fields. Also those rails used look like light weight rails, also know as field rails. Which was used to lay fast in the fields for sugar harvesting, not the permanent line rails. Those two locos or one loco used in that railroad looks like one of three engines that where bought in the 1960’s from the Waimanalo Plantation when it was closed for over 25 years, those locos sat in neglected state all that time. Two of those three engines still exist today, one is the Smithsonian museum in DC, that’s WPC #3 “Nalo” and the other was taken to Disneyland in CA used to travel around the park. Hope that sheds some light on the locos used. Aloha.

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