Looking for train picture

Piglet · 06-05-2007, 09:01 PM

We are trying to find a picture of Walt Disney driving a dream liner train, we think it was in Tomorrowland. This would have been in the late 1950's. My husband saw this picture on a website, but cannot find it now. Does anyone know what he is referring to and where he could find this picture again? Thanks! =)

GoofyOne · 06-05-2007, 09:17 PM

this is from Wikipedia, just look up "Viewliner"

Disneyland's Viewliner was a narrow gauge, miniature train that once operated alongside portions of the Disneyland Railroad main line.

The attraction commenced operation on June 26, 1957 and was billed by Disneyland as "the fastest miniature train in the world." Two separate trains, designed and built as scale replicas of General Motors' futuristic Aerotrain, traveled along a figure-eight track through parts of Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. The Tomorrowland train featured cars that were named for the planets, while the cars of the Fantasyland train were named after various Disney characters.

The modern, streamlined trains were placed into service to represent the future of rail travel, in contrast to the steam-powered DRR which represented its past. Motive power for each train consisted of an integral head-end unit driven by an Oldsmobile "Rocket" V8 gasoline engine. Oldsmobile also furnished the windscreen, doors and instrument console for each of the two 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) locomotives. The attraction operated until September 15, 1958 when construction began on the Matterhorn and Submarine Voyage; the Disneyland Monorail System ultimately took the place of the Viewliner in June of 1959, thereby making it one of the shortest-lived rides in the park's history.

**Wig** · 06-05-2007, 09:38 PM

http://www.dldhistory.com/attract.as...=532&Current=1

Piglet · 06-05-2007, 10:44 PM

Wig, thank you!! This is exactly what we were looking for!!

06-05-2007, 09:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Piglet People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 1,513 Images: 8 Posts Liked: 4 Liked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Looking for train picture We are trying to find a picture of Walt Disney driving a dream liner train, we think it was in Tomorrowland. This would have been in the late 1950's. My husband saw this picture on a website, but cannot find it now. Does anyone know what he is referring to and where he could find this picture again? Thanks! =) __________________ <-- My kids with Piglet at Disneyland, taken 6/05. A big thank-you to Kit Cloudkicker for the awesome sig he designed for me!!

06-05-2007, 09:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
GoofyOne People who found this post helpful: Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4 Posts Liked: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think this is what you are looking for this is from Wikipedia, just look up "Viewliner" Disneyland's Viewliner was a narrow gauge, miniature train that once operated alongside portions of the Disneyland Railroad main line. The attraction commenced operation on June 26, 1957 and was billed by Disneyland as "the fastest miniature train in the world." Two separate trains, designed and built as scale replicas of General Motors' futuristic Aerotrain, traveled along a figure-eight track through parts of Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. The Tomorrowland train featured cars that were named for the planets, while the cars of the Fantasyland train were named after various Disney characters. The modern, streamlined trains were placed into service to represent the future of rail travel, in contrast to the steam-powered DRR which represented its past. Motive power for each train consisted of an integral head-end unit driven by an Oldsmobile "Rocket" V8 gasoline engine. Oldsmobile also furnished the windscreen, doors and instrument console for each of the two 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) locomotives. The attraction operated until September 15, 1958 when construction began on the Matterhorn and Submarine Voyage; the Disneyland Monorail System ultimately took the place of the Viewliner in June of 1959, thereby making it one of the shortest-lived rides in the park's history.

06-05-2007, 10:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Piglet People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 1,513 Images: 8 Posts Liked: 4 Liked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Wig, thank you!! This is exactly what we were looking for!! __________________ <-- My kids with Piglet at Disneyland, taken 6/05. A big thank-you to Kit Cloudkicker for the awesome sig he designed for me!!

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Wig Banned People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 85 Posts Liked: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	http://www.dldhistory.com/attract.as...=532&Current=1