Comox Logging No. Good looking machines, the Fort Wilderness engines featured a deep green paint job with gold pin striping, brass trim, red drivers, diamond stacks and box headlights. Two diesels have recently been donated to the Bluegrass Railroad Museum of Versailles, Kentucky. Perhaps the most noteworthy items the museum has acquired thus far are two longforgotten 2-8-Os owned by the Leap family of Hyndman, Pennsylvania. Robert G. Lewis wrote to ask about the disposition of Walt Disney World's Fort Wilderness Railroad steam locomotives, which were not included in my look at amusement park steam as they are no longer serviceable and are of recent (1972) construction. 3 Experience the magic of the Christmas Season as Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad presents a Country Classic Christmas featuring the North Pole Express!
For most of the early 1980s the Fort Wilderness equipment was stored indoors, but eventually the locomotives and cars were moved outdoors where they deteriorated rapidly.

Me-Wuk is already redeveloping the land, restoring several buildings (some are original; others were left behind by the defunct West Side & Cherry Valley tourist operation), and clearing the mill site of debris.
When a child was struck and injured by a train in 1979, the railroad was closed down for good. On that line Nos.8 and 9 becam Preston Nos. Yet the colorful little trains survive, thanks to people like Bill Dundas and the efforts of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society. Enter the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society, a railroad group interested in all things Disney.

Enter the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society, a railroad group interested in all things Disney. Me-Wuk is already redeveloping the land, restoring several buildings (some are original; others were left behind by the defunct West Side & Cherry Valley tourist operation), and clearing the mill site of debris.

Worse yet, trains frequently became stranded on the line when they ran out of water (there was but one water tank on the entire route, and the young crews, most without railroad experience, sometimes forgot to fill the locomotives' side tanks). West Side Preservation already has several pieces of original rolling stock, but lacked a narrow-gauge Shay, several of which were used by the West Side up until its abandonment in the early 1960s. Due to their deteriorated condition, this will presumably take years. Due to many unforeseen problems, the Fort Wilderness Railroad lasted only a short time in operation. Stripped of parts and appliances after leaving the Preston, it sat unprotected in the Pennsylvania woods for four decade Today it is derelict and in poor shape. I received a great deal of mail concerning my columns on amusement park steam (January and February 2004 R&R). It has most recently been stored, partially dismantled, at West Coast's steam shop awaiting restoration. Everyone should visit before or after riding the train. In November 2003, non-profit West Side Narrow Gauge Preservation, which is working to restore an abandoned portion of the famed West Side Lumber Company, purchased former Pioche Pacific narrow gauge Shay No.3 from the Hacienda Hotel & Casino of Boulder City, Nevada, where it has been displayed for many years. 16 The fleet initially consisted of twenty four-wheel enclosed passenger cars built to an antiquated design by MAPO. Through the efforts of Michael Broggie, Bill Dundas and others, after five long years of negotiations the Fort Wilderness trains have found new homes. Hercules, a 1912 Baldwin 0-6-2T long displayed at the Rock of Ages quarry at Graniteville, Vermont, has been cosmetically restored and will be moved to a new visitor's center there.

Under the conditions of the sale, the locomotives cannot be returned to service; all are now in various stages of cosmetic restoration. 16 was originally Chas. In 1948 No.3 was purchased by a private owner, and eventually wound up on display in Boulder City, where, perched on a hillside, it was used as a billboard by the casino that owned it. This operation didn't last, though, and after being stored for a time the 2-8-2 was returned to the West Coast Railway Association. No.3 was constructed by Lima in 1909 and was originally Santa Barbara Tie & Pole Company No.1.

West Side Narrow Gauge Preservation, which was organized in 2002, is working with the current owners of the West Side property, the Me-Wuk tribe, to restore and rebuild part of the abandoned West Side trackage around the old mill site. Enter the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society, a railroad group interested in all things Disney. 18 and 19 the numbers the carried until the end of their careers. One nice addition was their fancy capped smokestacks, rarely seen on industrial locomotives.

Engine No.8 was purchased new from Baldwin in October 1904, while identical sister No.9 arrived in June 1906. 16 returned to British Columbia and was leased in 1970 to the Victoria Pacific, a tourist railroad operating over a scenic Canadian National branch line on Vancouver Island. They have an area for kids to play with toy trains which keeps them active. Due to their deteriorated condition, this will presumably take years. Hercules, a 1912 Baldwin 0-6-2T long displayed at the Rock of Ages quarry at Graniteville, Vermont, has been cosmetically restored and will be moved to a new visitor's center there. 3.2K likes. Through the efforts of Michael Broggie, Bill Dundas and others, after five long years of negotiations the Fort Wilderness trains have found new homes. Its four locomotives, built by Disney affiliate MAPO of Glendale, California, were 4/5-scale replicas of 2-4-2T Baldwins built at the turn of the century for sugar cane service in Hawaii. Good looking machines, the Fort Wilderness engines featured a deep green paint job with gold pin striping, brass trim, red drivers, diamond stacks and box headlights. In 1964 it was placed on display at a park in Washington, North Carolina, and then later was acquired by the North Carolina Railroad Museum which started restoration in the 1980s.

I received a great deal of mail concerning my columns on amusement park steam (January and February 2004 R&R). KHR will guide the rebuilding and provide the expertise and volunteer labor for the project, and the WCRA will provide much of the funding. Through the efforts of Michael Broggie, Bill Dundas and others, after five long years of negotiations the Fort Wilderness trains have found new homes. I received a great deal of mail concerning my columns on amusement park steam (January and February 2004 R&R). The remaining twelve passenger cars have also been saved and are owned by various society members. Bluegrass Diesels

It opened in 1974 to fanfare, but problems soon developed. It opened in 1974 to fanfare, but problems soon developed. (Mr. Lewis covered the railroads at Walt Disney World, including the Fort Wilderness Railroad, in the June 1974 issue of Railway Age.) Shorts Private funding was used for a down payment, and the museum has initiated a fund raising campaign to raise the additional $100,000 needed to pay off the locomotives and return them home via truck. - THANKS TO ROBERT G. LEWIS

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