Life is a Journey

That is no secret! Practically every Disneyland fan knows this fact but not everyone knows that there are several Disney/train related tidbits out there for everyone to enjoy if you just look in the right place. After The BoneThumpers finished playing their second set, I took off once again to explore the museum. I noticed two train cars sitting all by themselves in the distance so I went over to investigate. I almost didn't go in because I'm not really a train buff - I think old trains are cool but that's as far as it goes. However, something told me to go inside and brave the heat and I'm glad I did.   As I am scanning hundreds of items, I looked UP and my eye caught this. Initially, I was drawn in by the obviously old graphic and then... ...I noticed the label at the bottom... This had once belonged to Ward Kimball! It took several attempts to get the above shot - I kept losing my balance because this was waaay up pract...

As promised, we continue our exploration of the Grizzly Flats barn. Inside the barn is the Grizzly Flats train. For some strange reason, it's not all together so it's a good thing that I decided to stick around and fully explore the barn and discover the rest of the train! This is actually the first thing you see upon entering the barn and then you see the engine which I shared in my previous post . These really do remind me of the horse drawn trolley cars at Disneyland! You know I had to know what that little sign said... No, I didn't climb up on the train, LOL. As I continued exploring I came upon another train, much bigger than the Grizzly Flats. I was drawn to inspect it. They had such beautiful artwork back then...in places where hardly anyone would notice! See that leg? It belongs to a tall man. That should give you an idea of just how BIG the wheels are on this train! At the back end of...

Well folks, we are back at the railroad museum and I want to share with you Ward Kimball's train. I had forgotten that he had donated his beloved train to this museum so I was excited when I found it. Man or man, it is beautiful. I spent quite some time inside of the barn, checking out the various train engines, cars and related equipment so come back again for a continuation of my visit to the railroad museum .

I'll bet you never thought you would hear Blues music at a Steampunk Carnivale held at the Orange Empire Railway Museum - a museum that housed Disney related history, right? Well I did! My nephew is the lead singer of that Blues band. They are called The BoneThumpers and you can find them on Facebook. Take a listen here. It was great listening to the live performance but once the Steampunkers started to arrive, I ran off to take pictures. Check out this guy! I took tons of pics but didn't want to post them all here. We shall spread the goodness over several posts, LOL. Oh ya, and now for the Disney connection... Yes, Ward Kimball's train is at this museum along with several other Disney related goodies... More to come!