WALT DISNEY Rides CAROLWOOD PACIFIC RAILROAD Miniature Train COLOR TRANSPARENCY

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THIS is a COLOR TRANSPARENCY from WALT DISNEY STUDIOS featuring WALT DISNEY Riding His CAROLWOOD PACIFIC RAILROAD on the DISNEY STUDIO LOT when it was being built and tested before Walt took it to his Holmby Hills Home as a Hobby to help his nerves.
Photo is a 1990s era print of a 1960s era photo.
The Carolwood Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a 7+1⁄4-inch (184 mm) gauge ridable miniature railroad run by Walt Disney in the backyard of his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
It featured the Lilly Belle, a 1:8-scale live steam locomotive named after Disney's wife, Lillian Disney, and built by the Walt Disney Studios' machine shop.
The locomotive made its first test run on December 24, 1949. It pulled a set of freight cars, as well as a caboose that was almost entirely built by Disney himself. It was Disney's lifelong fascination with trains, as well as his interest in miniature models, that led to the creation of the CPRR.
The railroad, which became operational in 1950, was 2,615 feet (797 m) long and encircled his house. The backyard railroad attracted visitors to Disney's home; he invited them to ride and occasionally drive his miniature train.
In 1953, after an accident occurred in which a guest was injured, the CPRR was closed to the public.
The Carolwood Pacific Railroad inspired Disney to include railroad attractions in the design for the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. Railroad attractions in Disney theme parks around the world are now commonplace.
The Lilly Belle, some of the freight cars, and the caboose are now on display at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, California
The initials for the Carolwood Pacific Railroad, CPRR, matched the initials for the Central Pacific Railroad, one of the railroads that helped complete the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.
Under Broggie's guidance, Disney helped build several parts for the Lilly Belle, including its smokestack and headlamp.
Most of the machining was done by Broggie's machine shop team, and the wooden cab was built by Disney personally.
On December 24, 1949, the Lilly Belle and its tender were first test run on a small loop of track during the studio's Christmas party in front of the staff.
The tender could carry up to 3.5 US gallons (13.2 l) of water and 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of coal crushed to scale-sized lumps to fuel the locomotive.[20][23] Disney ran the Lilly Belle on the Carolwood Pacific Railroad for the first time on May 7, 1950.
COLOR TRANSPARENCY  is 4 X 5 and in fair / good condition with some age smudges including the yellow spot on the top
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