Was there in 1965 as a kid. The place was total magic and is really a national treasure.

Mom took me to Disneyland when it was new. Been back 20 some times through the years. Love that place. I'm a big rail fan, but also enjoyed Mr Lincoln. Took my British wife there many years later. She was wowed!

And it all started with a man wanting a railroad in his backyard

Before I was born, My mom workred for Walt Disney, In the secretary pool, At WED Productions,In fact she accidentally hit him with a typerwriter carrage, My mom apollogized, quite alot until Walt stopped her and replied, " No. Not Mr. Disney, Walt! " He wanter everyone to address him by his first name, Ohh Wow!!

Wait is the monorail shop on top of the locomotive shop? I have no idea why but I find that very entertaining. The train of the future and the train of the past both being serviced under the same roof. Fantastic.

I didn’t know these engines ran on live steam, I always thought they were dummy trains powered internal combustion engines

I want to tell you just what an incredible treat it was to be able to see some of the otherwise hidden from the public items ! The absolutely gorgeous private railcar of Walt Disney ! WOW ! Thank you for going through the arguous task of getting to get behind the scenes and into the inner workings of Walt's privately owned railroad ! Thank you again !

Last year while the railroad is shut down for the Star Wars construction, they had the Lilly Belle parked at the New Orleans Square. I was able to talk the engineer into letting me, my buddy and our two kids go inside it. It was a blast to get a private tour of this famous train.

I used to love trains so much, now i’m into planes. I still have joy for when i see something spectacular. Supposed to be going to travel town with my dad here soon in Griffith Park, CA!

Great video! The behind the scenes of this railway is something I had too see!

Slight correction. The "Lilly Belle" was not Walt's private car. It's original name isn't even "Lilly Belle." This was originally part of the Retlaw 1 consist, number 106, and was called "Grand Canyon." It was just an observation car with similar seating to the other 5 Retlaw 1 coaches. When the coaches and combine were sold off, Disneyland retained the Grand Canyon and rebuilt it into the Lilly Belle.

That was very cool!!! Thanks for sharing 😊

Yes, not boring at all, just stumbled onto this one as I watch many Disney biography's etc.. I never knew Walt liked to just drive the train & play so much. Thanks for the Video Toy Man!

This was interesting, informative, and fun. Thanks for posting it!

Love this! Thank you!

OUTSTANDING Documentary and Adventure....Didn't The Disney Train Bell ...also had a unique tone that Disney Tuned ? unforgettable Sound Of My Life

thx for sharing it was a blast to watch and enjoyed most certainly. best wishes

I love Disneyland, I try to go once a week. Thanks for this video, it was so awesome!

Thanks for your video. Came across it today and it brought back memories! At 3:18 you have a close up of the #2 tender. As a 28 year veteran cast member of the Sign Shop, I was given the opportunity to create the lettering on the side as a throwback to the original Disneyland Santa Fe R.R. Also a fellow cast member and myself did all the lettering and gold leaf on the Lilly Belle refurbishment project. I created all the interior ceiling panels from one photo graph that existed. What a great time and labor of love! Retired now as of June 2020.

That is great footage that not a lot of people don't get to see, but you do have one little thing wrong. Walt never got to see the Lilly Belle as it is now. Walt died in 1966 while the car #106 didn't become the "Lilly Belle" until 1975 when it was opened up to V.I.P.s and members of Club 33. Prior to 1975 it was known as the Grand Canyon and was on the Retlaw 1 Passenger Train.

Thank you for showing the behind the scenes of the wonderful Walt Disney's Steam Engines. Enjoyed watching the video

My mom & sister got to ride in the Lilly Belle coach once. Wish I was there. Working on the Disneyland RR would be a dream job.

Great information and special view s love it

I went behind the scenes of the Disney world railway a few years ago!

I was a volunteer at the Pine Creek Railroad in Farmingdale, NJ. Their first acquisition was Raritan River Sand Co. #10, a Baldwin built 3 foot gauge 0-4-0 saddle tank. That same engine is now Disneyland #4, the Ernest S. Marsh.They'll tell you it came from a lumber operation in New England, but that's not true. They probably say that for "romance" purposes, but I know for a fact it's the same engine. She even "went missing" on the way to Disney - for protection, she was shipped to California in a boxcar, and this resulted in her being accidentally routed to Chicago instead.

Really cool. Thank you.

I would kill for a photo of the Number 1 Disneyland Locomotive all steamed up and the Monorail above it. I love trains...Subscribed! Cheers.

4:44 "the railroad runs most efficiently and can pull the most number of passengers when they have 3 trains on the line". Disneyland was the first attempt to run an amusement park train on a block controlled track. With 2 stations and 2 trains. That failed right away, they needed 3 trains to even come close to keeping up with the load. So in 58 they added a new train and another depot. In those days as each ride was one ticket, they didn't want people to stay on the train, so what ever depot you got on at, you were required to get off at. So, every train had its own station. And that worked well. Until they added a 4th train. And every train stopped at each station, the system they have now. And the system slowed way down. With 4 trains, often a train needs to wait at a red block while a train is loading people. With 3 trains the trains never catch up to each other. All green lights all the time. SO on some days they will add the 4th, knowing the system will slow down and stack up, but knowing they can pack 33% more people on board. So when you are there, hope they are running 3. The trains will come every 15 minutes, and you will get out of the stations faster and never stop at a red block to wait for a train ahead to clear the station. The only advantage to running 4 is the trains come more often. AND if people get on and off quickly you will be on the line for the usual amount of time. BUT more often the train will go slow in some places, and even wait in some places like just outside of the Primeval World. And while you may feel you got a better ride as it took longer, as you pay one price, what you want the ride to be fun, not long. And sitting waiting for a green light is not fun. So on busy days they will at times run 4 trains, only to make people feel the line is moving faster, which it isn't. But the trains do come more often. At Main St as one train is ofter waiting for a green, as soon as the train clears the station, another will pull right in. But with the system slower, fewer people will have ridden at the end of the day.

I can't remember the circumstance, but I got to ride in the Lilly Belle around the Park once. I also rode the tender around the Park. I have to be one of Disneyland's biggest fans. My first visit was in December, 1959.

AWESOME!!! Great video!

I can't seem to get the reply to work!! So I posting here. The tour was set up as part of the national narrow gauge convention. Disneyland will allow tours for groups, but you need to contact them several months in advance. They seem to like groups of about 15 - 20 people. They don't allow photography however this can be arranged for the area just outside of the round house. And perhaps inside if you are nice. But the rest of the area is right out. They worry about bad guys learning too much, and I for one totally get it. They are a target like it or not. And they do a great job of keeping millions safe in their parks without ever making problems for their guests.

Very nice video and fun to watch. Have a nice day.

Super video again. Keep up the good work!!

Greatstuff but surely the great thing will be to see UP 4014 brought back to life. A. Must see trip to the US I think. To stand close by the rails and feel it pass by will be the best

Cool vid.

Here's a bit of back history about the railroad at Disneyland. At the beginning it had a corporate sponsor. AT&SF RY (Santa Fe). For many years' from the beginning to around the late sixties or early seventies they funded the operation. The first four locomotives are named for past presidents of the railroad the last being Ernest S Marsh whom I had the privilege of working for until his retirement and a great supporter of Walt Disney. As you know most of the pavilions had corporate sponsors'.

The Lilly Belle is currently being refurbished, but she usually brings up the rear of Holiday 5 (Blue). She is expected to be back sometime this spring

Walt was a legend :)

I actually got to ride in the Lilly Belle car on one trip to Disneyland. Overall, the Disneyland Railroad is always satisfying to experience.

*Thanks for some additional information* on the Disneyland RxR rolling stock; the private car resembles an 1870's Kimball refitted with Pullman furniture. The two 4-4-0's, original to Walt Disney Company's Retlaw Division, are very much scaled down from the once-ubiquitous Baldwin 8/27-D-2's of the mid-1870's - I reckon Burnham, Parry, Williams and Company, who ran the Philadelphia locomotive works at the time, would have likened the _Holliday_ and _Ripley_ to a possible 3'-0" gauge Class 8/18-D-1, except that the scaled-down cabs are a tight fit for not-so-small crewmen (Baldwin used scaled-down cabs only for 2'-0"-gauge four-coupled mine locomotives; the 3'-0" 4-4-0's Class 8/22-C-2 and 2-4-0's Class 6/18-C-1 used standard-gauge cabs). Three genuine Baldwins are also at Disneyland: Two 2-4-4's (don't know the official Class designation) with on-frame tenders, and one 2-4-0 Class 6/16-C-1 with separate tender. I reckon all five will undergo their 1244-day overhauls during phase one of Star Wars Land construction, which has the railway closed.

Awesome video! My father worked to make the trains run on bio-diesel I'm so glad you mentioned that!

I loved the 2 Disney train railroad train it’s the best train I have ever seen and I miss it

Great Video been there twice I see miss something OH well I guess I have too go back

nice video!

great video! very insightful.......i didint think that road was that big.............have you done any on Knotts berry farm?

I've been in the backlot before at Disneyland. It is located behind the north end of the park. It is pretty huge and it does not look magical. We were also not allowed to take pictures. I know this because I marched in the Disneyland Parade during my 2010-2014 high school years. We used that area to get ready.

The image quality in this video is great! What did you shoot with?

There is a yellow Retlaw car at the Disney barn in Griffith Park.

such interesting video. l love it!

Was all of that part of the Disneyland equivalent of the "Magic behind our Steam" program?

I once rode in the Lilly Belle. It was a indescribable joy.

Slight correction, the Monorail opened in 1959, and the Grand canyon Diorama was 1958. You say the 1960's.

This is awesome!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 😀😊😎😺 👀 👃🏼 👄 and a face

Great video! Just one thing though.. I hope you were referring to Disneyland as a "magic kingdom" instead of THE Magic Kingdom in WDW at 6:56

the guys that redid this car the last time all signed the inside of the interior wall before they assembled it

It wasn't boring. Anything Disney is always good. At this point, I would rather pay to get backstage tours on how the magic happens. Or maybe that's just science part me talking.

My Whole Life Could Of Been Like Walt Disney's

I remember riding on one of the trains in Disneyland, California when I was about 5 years old. It was a lot of fun, but, unfortunately, one of the exhibits burned down as we were passing it. As we passed the burning exhibit, they played a recording, saying, "The building is not on fire" over and over to keep everyone calm.

hey Toy Man Television. You should definitely visit the Travel Town and Los Angeles Live Steamers in Los Angeles, California in the heights of Griffith Park.

It’s relly unfortunate that when I went the Disney land Rr was closed I was relly excited to ride it but it is what it is

Great Video! What camera are you shooting with?

Great video went on that tour myself which started my idea of a G-scale Disney layout in my back yard. I have a G-scale Lille Bell but can't find excurrsion cars. Would you have any Ideas on were someone could get this type of car. Thank You George

Man, I miss Disneyland....

Retlaw not just owned the railroad and monorail and steamship but the old parking lot where DCA is now. Those working those attractions and areas were paid by Retlaw. This all changed when Retlaw went defunct in 2005.

LEGO made a Disney train and made the R.P holiday and the lily bell and a passenger car

0:27 GOLF CART ON TRAIN WHEELS!

The Lilly Belle from WDW was at Strasburg RR in 2010/2011

Disney got a lot of ideas from Henry ford's greenfield village Mi

There's 3 UdeY (unidos de Yucatán) 3foot engines that Disney bought in the 70's .

This is a great video! Thank you for sharing your very lucky experience!

Thanks for replying Mr Toy Man. I want to see the engine shop so badly now! Awesome video!

i would smoke so many blunts cruising that train around

Do they run live steam at Disney world in Florida?

I like the Diaramas

Did the Marie E get to stay at disneyland? I rember it from when it was in Reedly for its renovations. i dont rember what number it was but it was an 0-4-0 named after another animators wife. Its over a century old and beyond what i learnt at hillcrest i don't remember much.

ToyManTelevision did you know know that you can ride on the tender. I did I a few years ago and it was a great experience. Have you done it

Toy Man, I want to build my own 7.5 inch gauge steam engine, I want to name it OL' Spazzy. Any advice for me? My model is supposed to look a little like C.K Holiday, but kinda different, along with a few different colors.

I wonder if the trains do run on steam or not because i can't see wood or coal in the three engine's tenders and bunker. (one of them has a bunker)

All we had to do was follow the damn train CJ

oh dang I better stop 'screwing around' and press that subscribe button already 🤞

how did you get into the roundhouse?

i love how he calls his youtube videos Movies

Interesting stuff. Why would they ever run four if three is more efficient.

When you think about it, a lot of other things at Disneyland are essentially, little railroads-- maybe even *most* of the rides, certainly all of the dark rides for instance, which run on tracks. It's pretty clear Disneyland was fueled by a significant obsession with things that run on rails...

Argh! You're completely wrong about the Lilly Belle car. It was the Grand Canyon observation car until long after Walt died! It was part of the RETLAW-1 consist.

Great video!!! When was this video taken? I only ask because engine 1 was sent offsite to start her restoration about a month ago. The Lilly Belle has been mainly attached to the end of the Holiday 5 train for the last couple years. The Lilly Belle has been out every time I go to Disneyland, I go at least a couple time a month. I know they leave it in the roundhouse on days when it rains. The last time I rode in it was in December. You have to ask to ride in it right when the parks open because they take reseverations for the day and the spots fill up quickly.

Where is your Vimeo connection/link?

I love how you talk! I want you to be my uncle!

I'm confused what your talking about the Lilly belle has always been called that and it's always been red also engine 1 is down for a rebuilt it was supposed to come back end of November but no point since the line will be closing

Toy Man Television → You mention in this video that the DISNEYLAND steam trains burn biodiesel. At *some* amusement park I have been to in the past - maybe one of the BUSCH GARDENS parks - they were operating steam trains which {at that time at least} burned propane. Do you know if there is a significant difference between the two fuels? {Thanks in advance.}

Excellent production values. Good job. I hope your channel does well.

You have a bit of a factual error. You said Walt didn't ride in the Lilly Belle and instead preferred to drive the train. The more likely reason is that when the Lilly Belle entered service in 1975 he had been dead for 9 years.

how did you get to do this behind the scenes tour

Sweeeet.

Siempre quise ver el funcionamiento de esas locomotoras esas eran las que estaban en Mérida yucatan las ex unidos de yucatán que fueron vendidas a Disney en el 69 a hora solo que dan 2 de vapor la 270 y la 350 en malas condiciones.

they now have a tour where you ride in the train but I am sure you knew that

Engine number two is actually haunted

when disney has more security for their trains than some railroads

How'd you get Jimmy Stewart to narrate your video? Gee whiz, Mary, I thought that he was long gone...!

I remember that there a list in order to get the job.