Well meet my late 5th cousin
Fred Gurley, the CEO of that railroad.
The oldest steam engine in
Disneyland is named for him.
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Old #3 that I road on as a kid [ca.1959]!
No. 3 – Fred Gurley
Namesake: Fred G. Gurley (1889-1976)
President of the Santa Fe Railway from 1944-1957
Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In Service: August 1895 (Engine built in 1894)
Disneyland Service Date: March 28, 1958
Stack Design: Cap stack
Scale: Full
Gauge: 36″
Wheel arr./type: Forney Converted to 2-4-4T
Weight: 21, 600 lbs.
Color: Green cab / Red Wheels
Original Owner:
Godchaux Sugar Company, Louisiana, U.S.A. [ pronounced God Shaw]
* The Fred Gurley is the oldest of any of the engines in the Disney Park railroads around the world having celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2004.
Whooot Whoot... All a board!
Jim...
PS: My Grandmother lived 15 minutes from Disneyland when I was a kid.
Now where is my Mickey Mouse ears cap?