Life is a Journey

I went to the Park the other night to meet up with a friend and she said she wanted to check out the Disneyland Train display. HUH? I didn't know they had set up a display. Inside the Opera House there was artwork and photos galore on the walls and there were display cases with super interesting train memorabilia. I was genuinely surprised at so many cool things to see. And the best part? An actual Engineer. Yes, folks, the guys that run those trains are castmembers but they are also actual ENGINEERS. I'd like you to meet Mark! We spoke briefly with Mark and he told us so many interesting things. He has been a castmember for 4 years. He wanted to be an Engineer from day one but Disneyland requires all candidates for the position to be regular castmembers for one year. He must have really wanted the job because he said he eagerly worked did his one year stint and then applied for the Engineer position. When he was accepted he had to take 6 months of training on the ...

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...

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 .