Walt Disney World Railroad

About Walt Disney World Railroad

The Walt Disney World Railroad (WDWRR) is a heritage railroad and attraction located within the Magic Kingdom theme park of Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, United States. A 3-foot (914 mm) narrow-gauge railway, its route is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length and encircles most of the park, with train stations in three different park areas. The rail line, constructed by WED Enterprises, operates with four historic steam locomotives originally built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It takes about 20 minutes for each train to complete a round trip on the WDWRR's mainline loop. On a typical day, the railroad has two trains in operation; on busy days, it has three trains.

The WDWRR's development was led by Roger E. Broggie, who also oversaw the construction of the Disneyland Railroad in Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The attraction's locomotives were acquired from the Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán, a narrow-gauge railroad system in Mexico. After being shipped to the United States, they were altered to resemble locomotives built in the 1880s and restored to operating condition. Each locomotive was also given a set of passenger cars, which were built from scratch.

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Opened
1971

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  1. Walt Disney World Railroad, Florida01FloridaJackdude101 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. WDW Railroad Coach02WDW Railroad CoachMike Powell · CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. WDWRR - Fantasyland Station03WDWRR - Fantasyland StationJackdude101 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. WDWRR - Maintenance Shop Spur04WDWRR - Maintenance Shop SpurJackdude101 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. WDWRR - Frontierland Station Entrance05WDWRR - Frontierland Station EntranceJackdude101 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. WDWRR - Fantasyland Station Entrance06WDWRR - Fantasyland Station EntranceJackdude101 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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