Should We Restore all Of Walts Rolling Stock For Future Use?

Matt3985 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:44 am

Man I Wish I Could See The Lilly Belle And Walts Rolling Stock back out and Runing under Steam Again Because Ive would Always See The Walt looking down From above and Saying "Man When is my Good Old Lilly Belle Going to be under steam again?" Do you think its Posible? :?:

IDMT129 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:08 pm

Lilly Belle is owned by the Disney family still. She has been on display several times, once in Sacramento in Calif and once at the Ronald Regan Library. Prior to that the engine and caboose were on display at Disneyland in Main St Station and the caboose was displayed on the observation car Lilly Belle.

She is presently going to be displayed at the Walt Disney Museum in the Pesidio of San Francisco. Not sure when it is scheduled to open yet. I am sure it would be costly to bring her back up to operating conditions, replacing valves and hoses and such, plus the damage she may incur under steam or just operating. I am happy to just view her knwing a tangible piece of Walt's life is there for future generations to see.

Matt3985 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:14 pm

Okay! But What about the Freight Cars and the Caboose? Could They Still be use and operate again? :?:

S. Towler · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:25 pm

To be honest, I don't think Walt would mind having his Lilly Belle not under steam, considering he now has an empire of 17 larger fully operational steam locomotives running every single day around the world. That was why he stopped running the Lilly Belle when Disneyland opened, why operate a little train in a backyard when you can run large ones on a mile and 1/4 track!

jazzfan4 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:59 pm

All the cars could be used, but with their historical significance I doubt that the opportunity will ever come up. It would be like flying the spruce goose again, the gain will never out weigh the potential loss. On the bright side you can build and operate your own railroad in what ever scale you want.

The Family Foundation owns all the cars, two are on loan to the Carolwood room at the Wilderness Lodge and the rest including Walt's hand built caboose will be on display at the Walt Disney Museum in San Francisco soon.

Here is a preview:

http://disney.go.com/disneyatoz/familymuseum/exhibits/articles/carmenaguilar/index.html

Locoboy5150 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:02 pm

Matt3985 wrote:

Do you think its Posible?

No.

Matt3985 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:04 pm

Okay! Speaking of Model Trains! Im also a Member of the TCA And At one of are meets I Say a Lionel 4-4-0 That Was Lettered C.K.Holiday And was offered in a Raffel Prize but sadly i did not win it? But I have a Lionel 4-4-0 that is in UP Lettering That im hopeing that one day i will relettered It as #173 the Lilly Belle Once i get the Right Paint!

jayo · **Posted:** Sat May 16, 2009 9:57 am

The engine has been on display for a long time, so it shouldn't be too worn... :roll:

jazzfan4 · **Posted:** Sat May 16, 2009 11:30 am

The Lilly Belle and caboose along with most of the rolling stock will be in the Museum in SF. As to running, the boiler would be the only question since corrosion happens out of sight.

CP173 · **Joined:** Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:06 am **Posts:** 1648

The boiler, being copper, is in very good shape. However, the chance that the Lilly Belle will operate again approaches nil.

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