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'The Celebrity Apprentice' frontrunners for Donald Trump's old job reportedly revealedSeptember 4, 2015
The Celebrity Apprentice will soon find its new host to replace the controversial Donald Trump.
Shark Tank Week to air starting September 7, leading into 'Shark Tank' Season 7 debutAugust 14, 2015
Shark Tank Week is coming back!
'Shark Tank' and spinoff 'Beyond The Tank' returning with new season premieres this fall on ABCJune 12, 2015
The premiere dates for Shark Tank and its spinoff Beyond The Tank have been released.
'Deadliest Catch,' 'Shark Tank' and Jane Lynch win at Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonyAugust 18, 2014
Deadliest Catch, Shark Tank and Jane Lynch were all honored at Saturday's Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2014 ceremony.
'The Bachelor,' 'Shark Tank' and 'The Taste' renewed by ABCMay 14, 2013
ABC has announced The Bachelor, Shark Tank and The Taste have all been renewed for the 2013-2014 television season.
Mark Cuban becoming regular shark for third season of 'Shark Tank'July 16, 2011
Billionaire entrepreneur and owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, is to be a series regular on "Shark Tank" next season, ABC said.
ABC orders more 'Shark Tank', Jeff Foxworthy joining investor panelAugust 10, 2010
U.S. comedian and entrepreneur Jeff Foxworthy has signed on to appear in three episodes of the reality series "Shark Tank," ABC said Tuesday.
ABC to debut Mark Burnett's 'Shark Tank' reality series on August 9June 8, 2009
ABC has announced Shark Tank, a Mark Burnett-produced American adaptation of the overseas Dragons' Den reality series, will premiere Sunday, August 9 at 9PM ET/PT following the premiere of the network's special 10th anniversary 11-night primetime run of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
ABC to air Mark Burnett's new 'Shark Tank' reality series this fallMay 20, 2009
ABC has announced Shark Tank, a Mark Burnett-produced American adaptation of the overseas Dragons' Den reality series, will air Tuesdays at 8PM ET/PT as part of the network's Fall 2009 primetime programming slate.
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After being approached by natural disaster innovator, Desiree Matel Anderson, Design for America challenged their national network to find solutions to local natural disasters. Responding to this call and their personal experiences with hurricane Sandy, Illumiloon was born.
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We appreciate your faithful support of LSU Shreveport! This year's LSUS Foundation RiverBend Mystery Dinner Theater and the LSUS Alumni Silent Auction are scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Horseshoe Riverdome. Chancellor Larry Clark has just completed his first year at the helm, and there is reason to celebrate all he has accomplished.
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So glad they left Brian Main out to continue to scam people and try and steal their company names and ideas, if the feds had any smarts at all, they would go look up the bullshit corporations he is setting up trying to fake his way into the weed business. He is still a lying conman that should have stayed in New York and never came back. KARMA IS COMING FOR YOU SCUMBAG. Anyone that thinks Brian Main is reputable and honest business man is a fool. Maybe someone should start paying attention to what this guy is doing back in our state.
Our three current county commissioners could speed this along by placing a home rule charter vote on the next possible election. It is too late for November 2015 unfortunately.
Commissioners should be elected by district in both the primary and the general elections, unlike now where they are elected by district in the primary, but not the general.
Prop 1 gives us no more or better representation.
Vote NO on county Proposition 1.
Ted, I agree with you and I'm voting NO on County Prop. 1 because we can do better.
There won't be any pressure on the County Commissioners to put a home rule charter on the ballot if the commission is simply increased to five from the current three.
Let's not mix up the issue of combining city and county governmental services (that helped the most recent home rule charter proposal to fail a number of years ago).
But if we're going to incur additional costs from having two more commissioners, let's have election and representation by district (to better protect the rights of minorities and represent the urban portion of the county). A home rule charter proposal can contain that language.
County Prop. 1 doesn't have that language. It simply increases the size of the commission to five.
The status quo is broken at the county level. But County Prop. 1 isn't the way to fix it. Vote NO on County Prop. 1.
"The same year, retired Spokane Police Officer Brian Breen lodged another complaint against Straub, also alleging that he lied to city council by exaggerating the number of domestic violence cases fielded by Spokane police."
What was the outcome of that complaint Mr. Breen?
Allow me to clarify. Does this article tell us that Lichty is qualified for any particular job, including Mayor of Spokane?
I got a push poll from the mayor and Biel. It attempts to more smear Lori Kinnear, rather than be a legitimate poll. What a nasty dirty tactic!
Never forget that current city councilman Fagan is Eyman's long-time partner. Birds of a feather...
For one, it tells us that we need to question this mayor's judgment.
An ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person"[1]), short for argumentum ad hominem, means responding to arguments by attacking a person's character, rather than addressing the content of their arguments. When used inappropriately, it is a fallacy in which a claim or argument is dismissed on the basis of some irrelevant fact or supposition about the author or the person being criticized.[2] Ad hominem reasoning is not always fallacious, for example, when it relates to the credibility of statements of fact or when used in certain kinds of moral and practical reasoning.[3]
Fallacious ad hominem reasoning is normally categorized as an informal fallacy,[4][5][6] more precisely as a genetic fallacy, a subcategory of fallacies of irrelevance.
Hope the wolves escaped the fires
Poster "Quik" would like people to believe the firing of Straub was a "Bloodless small town Coup d'etat?" by the Lts and Captains Association. The truth is that on the same date the L&C Association filed a complaint also did SPD Directors; Dobrow, Smith, Schwering, and Lynds. All four stated the observed the following:
* Unreasonable emotional outbursts
* Personal Attacks
* Threats regarding our employment and position
* Scare tactics
* Retaliation
* Degradation of character
* Demeaning and condescending treatment
* Profane and highly inappropriate language
* Misrepresentation of the Mayor, City Administrator, and others
The individuals making these allegations are NOT the Lts and Captains Association, they are Straub's hand-picked Exempt Directors.
The most troubling allegation for the Community should be *UNTRUTHFULNESS" something many of us have been pointing out for over three years. The question is WHY was the "Untruthfulness" tolerated by Straub's hand-picked exempt staff for so long.
I think this tells us that Mayor Condon fired the Police Chief. Does this tell us that Lichty is qualified to be Mayor, or anything at all?
One of the things Dr. Frank Straub did for the Spokane Police Department was bring in his close friends from the Department of Justice COPS Division along with the Center for Naval Analysis to Spokane under the guise of reform. This is something that I wrote and posted in March 2015. Just let me say that I was never able to get anyone to express the least concern about the presence of the DOJ and CNA in Spokane or their conflict of interest with Straub.
(After recently re-posting this information from March 2015, I discovered that CNA has purged its website of materials. Their "News" no longer contains the archives that it previously did, the Planning Primer done for police on how to better repress protesters is no longer on their site, etc. Just another reminder on why copying webpages is essential. I have gone back and done my best to provide a substitute link for each missing link either from the CNA site or DOJ or elsewhere that makes my original point. I have left the CNA purged links to reveal their methods).
Here is my March 2015 post with the old and new links:
A meeting tomorrow (Thursday, March 18) at 7 pm at Spokane's West Central Community Center will feature another dog-and-pony show orchestrated by the Spokane Police Department and Chief Frank Straub.
The so-called "review" by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of the Spokane Police Department, released in December 2014 was done, not by the DOJ-COPS (DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services), but by CNA, the Center for Naval Analysis, a federal military contractor created in the early 1940s to study the use of mines during World War 2 and which has done high-level military and intelligence analysis since that time.
* This CNA piece, presented as an example of what CNA has been its bread-and-butter since its inceptions, on protest in the 1960s, now appears totally inaccessible except by purchase from password protected, non- CNA sites.
Virtually all media coverage of CNA relates to its military intelligence analysis work on Syria, Ukraine, Nigeria, Iran, etc., much of it post-battle assessments (on their website you will find the Inlander's December 18, 2013 article as the lone non-military/non-national security reference to CNA among literally scores of references to foreign conflict zones).
* (Subsequent to my posting in March 2015 CNA scrubbed its site and removed its news archives which went back several years. This is that scrubbed link http://www.cna.org/news/inthenews/2013. Nevertheless, this gives you a good feel from what I am talking about -- https://www.cna.org/research/2013.)
To the extent it does police work, CNA also does considerable post-battlefield assessment for US law enforcement, i.e., see their post-convention analyses after the 2006 and 2012 Republican and Democratic Party Conventions, designed to assist law enforcement in effect to better repress the public.
* 2012 DNC https://www.bja.gov/Publications/2012-DNC-…
2012 RNC https://www.bja.gov/Publications/2012-DNC-…
(The documents were originally published at the CNA website at https://cna.org/smart-justice-innovation-c… prior to being scrubbed).
In fact, CNA and their Denise Rodriguez King prepared a manual -- entitled "Managing Large-Scale Security Events: A Planning Primer for Local Law Enforcement Agencies" -- for police forces involved in "controlling" the Conventions where "free speech zones", called "pens", were used to restrict free speech.
* https://www.bja.gov/Publications/LSSE-plan…
(The document was originally published at the CNA website at
https://www.cna.org/sites/default/files/re… but subsequently removed from that site).
Then, after authoring that police manual, Rodriguez King came to Spokane under the guise of writing an objective and legitimating (for the SPD) report, the so-called DOJ report of December 2014.
* http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/e10129513-Co…
(The document was originally published at the CNA website at http://www.cna.org/sites/default/files/res… but was subsequently scrubbed).
Also fascinating and troubling is CNA's disclaimer (essentially a warning) to media not to call them the Center for Naval Analysis. This appears intended to hide its primary role as a military and intelligence contractor to the US military.
* http://www.cna.org/news/for-media
Finally, and also disturbing, it is worth looking at their list of high-ranking ex-military advisers, i.e., (quote) CNA Corporation's Military Advisory Board (MAB) is an elite group of retired three- and four-star flag and general officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps that studies pressing issues of the day to assess their impact on America's national security. (end quote)
* http://www.cna.org/mab
This is all on top of the fact that, per his resume, Frank Straub has a career--long history of employment with and relationship to US government agencies, including the US Naval Intelligence and the Department of Justice, Department of State's Diplomatic Security. Of interest as well is his time in Mexico City on behalf of Giuliani Inc, advising on policing.
* http://media.spokesman.com/documents/2012/…
Straub's connections to DOJ-COPS are best represented by his relationship to Joshua Ederheimer, Principal Deputy Director of the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Straub and Ederheimer have a long history of association, both as conference presenters together and as police executives for "mid-sized cities", Straub at White Plains and Indianapolis before coming to Spokane, and Ederheimer as the Assistant Chief of the Washington, D.C. police. In 2013, Straub, Ederheimer and Tawana Waugh, a key participant in DOJ "assessments" in Las Vegas and Spokane, participated together on a panel at the annual IACP Conference in 2013.
* http://www.chirpe.com/EventSessions.aspx?E…
My expressed belief, including in open forum at Spokane City Council, is that there is a clear and serious conflict of interest which prevents the DOJ from carrying out a proper assessment of the culture of the SPD because their doing so stretches the limits of ethical propriety, with ethics itself being one of the areas on which the cultural assessment that Straub says is not needed would focus and which gets at an area where Straub himself has been criticized in the past.
* http://www.policemag.com/channel/patrol/ne…
* http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/09…
If anyone wants to talk more about this or wants link prior to this Thursday's dog-and-pony show by Straub at West Central Community Center, just let me know.
Thank you to the Inlander for following up on this story and reporting in depth. And thanks to Brian Breen as well for continuing to expose the truth. I'm interested to learn more as the truth is uncovered. It seems obvious there is a cover up, and it's concerning, to say the least, that the SR is not doing the same. I've got to wonder why. There are plenty of rumors already about why that is, now that I have reason to believe them.
It must be galling to lefties when Eyman's initiatives pass. Some voters just won't shut up and bow down.
Pastor Conklin has demonstrated her unmitigate ignorance of human resources law.
The entertainment value alone demands the process and a new charter. Right wingers and Envision Spokane loonies in the same arena at the same time. Somebody could suggest fluoridated water, and somebody could suggest personhood for rocks and toadstools. Make Spokane County a sanctuary for illegal immigrants! Secede from the Western side of the State! Ban all firearms! Demand that every resident own and carry a firearm! What fun!
So glad a bigger look at this important story was done. But as always the writers have spent such effort to stay impartial that they use a rediculous number of words to say absolutely nothing. So I'll say it. CAN YOU SAY "Bloodless small town Coup d'etat?
Brian Breen for King! Ladies and gentlemen, if you are not already familiar, Spokane has but one single person whose head is not firmly inserted in his "fourth-point-of-contact." His name is Brian Breen, and if he says it, you should pay attention. He is non-partisan to any political leanings, but he is absolutely biased--to truth!
So glad they left Brian Main out to continue to scam people and try and…
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Walt Disney was an avid railroad enthusiast, who had built a miniature steam railroad, called the Carolwood Pacific Railroad, in his backyard. A full-size, 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad known as the Disneyland Railroad had been included in the design of Disneyland, and would be included at later parks in Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong. For Walt Disney World, Disney Imagineers Roger Broggie and Earl Vilmer found and purchased five locomotives from Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatan (United Railways of Yucatan) on Mexico's Yucatan peninsula in 1969.
One of the five locomotives, deemed to be in too poor a condition to be restored, was sold and presumed scrapped. The other four were shipped by rail to the Tampa Ship Repair & Dry Dock Company in Tampa, Florida and restored by a crew headed by Disney Imagineer and accomplished live steam builder Bob Harpur. New boilers were constructed for the trains by Dixon Boiler Works of Los Angeles, California and the locomotives themselves were cosmetically backdated to appear older; which included the addition of diamond smoke stacks, square headlamps, boiler jackets, crosshead pumps, bright colors, and polished brass. The tenders were also completely rebuilt from the frame up and new fiberglass cabs were manufactured and installed on the locomotives. In addition, a total of twenty open-air excursion coaches were constructed at the shipyards, each of which could seat up to seventy five passengers. The trains went into service with the opening of Walt Disney World on October 1, 1971.
Over the years, numerous modifications have been made to the railroad:
- In 1972, a second train station was opened as a stop for Frontierland.
- In 1988, the second row of seat in the first coach on all of the trains was removed and ramps were installed to allow for wheelchair access. It was also during this year that a third train station was constructed as part of Mickey's Birthdayland, an expansion to the Magic Kingdom to celebrate Mickey Mouse's 60th birthday. Between 1988–1990, different versions of a song called "Mickey's Birthdayland Express" and "Rollin' on the Walt Disney World Express" were played during the trip. Additionally, an automated on-board narration was added to the trains eliminating the need for the conductors to perform the spiel live as they had done from opening day. After departing Frontierland, the train traveled to Duckberg Station at Mickey's Birthdayland (later renamed Mickey's Starland in 1990 and finally Mickey's Toontown Fair in 1996 during a refurbishment).
- From 1990-1991, when Splash Mountain was under construction at Frontierland, the original Frontierland Station was demolished, and the line between Main Street U.S.A. & Mickey's Starland was turned into a shuttle. During this time, the train had only one destination: it traveled backwards from Main Street U.S.A. to Mickey's Starland and then forward back to Main Street U.S.A. In 1991, a new Frontierland Station opened, but the trains were unable to make the full grand circle tour of the park until Splash Mountain opened in 1992.
- Between 1996-2003, all four steam locomotives received overhauls at the Tweetsie Railroad workshops in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
- In 1999, the P.A. system/conductor's spiel panel was moved from its position on the rear platform of the third coach to the rear platform on the last coach, which allows the conductor see the entire train at one time for safer operation to reminded the passengers to keep their feet and legs inside the fourth and last coaches.
- In May 2004, Mickey's Toontown Fair station was torn down and completely rebuilt, although its appearance after the rebuilding is almost exactly the same as the original station.
- In 2006, the solid side panels were installed on the left side of the coaches on all of the trains to keep the passengers from sticking their feet and legs outside of the coaches. One set of coaches will not have their solid side panels modified because it is used exclusively for the park opening ceremonies that are held each morning. Characters ride the train to Main Street Station, disembark on the outer station platform and participate in the park opening song and dance performance.
- In 2007, the new E-stop control boxes were installed on the locomotives.
- In August 2009, the third row of seat in the first coach on all of the trains was removed to give more room for two wheelchairs.
- On February 12, 2011, Mickey's Toontown Fair station permanently closed to make way for an expansion of Fantasyland. The Toontown Station was demolished and a new Fantasyland Station was built in its place. During construction of the Fantasyland Station, a new on-board narration was introduced, which referenced the Fantasyland expansion and referred to the former Toontown Station stop as the "Watering Outpost" since trains still had to stop there in order to top off the tender with water and maintain the railroad's operating schedule. The new Fantasyland Station opened on March 12, 2012 and is themed to resemble a railroad roundhouse. It features restroom facilities and a children's splash park themed to the Casey Junior Circus Train from the Dumbo animated film.
- In March 2012, operating procedures were changed to meet updated the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fall protection requirements, which no longer allowed the firemen to stand on the top of the tender during refills at the water tower. Instead, the handrails were added to the back left side of the tender so that the firemen can climb up next to the tender steam generator box ledge, use a boat hook pole to open the water tank lid, lower the water spout down from the water tower, open/close the horizontal valve on the water tower, raise the water spout back up, and flip the water tank lid closed.
- On September 29, 2014 the Walt Disney World Railroad was closed for an extensive refurbishment for the first time since the park opened. During this time, the tracks between Main Street U.S.A. and Fantasyland (which had been in service since the park opened in 1971) were replaced, the blowdown bridge on the spur line leading back to the roundhouse was demolished and rebuilt, the Indian village is getting updated with new scenery along with the backside of the park, the rotating Frontierland bridge was repainted and had its wood decking replaced, the Main Street U.S.A. and Frontierland stations were renovated, the locomotives were cleaned, repainted and overhauled, in-cab signaling systems were installed on the locomotives, and the awnings around the roofs on all of the coaches were replaced. The newly refurbished railroad reopened and resumed operations on November 9, 2014.
- On October 12, 2015, the Walt Disney World Railroad is scheduled to be closed for a second major refurbishment to replace any of the tracks not replaced in the previous year's refurbishment - in this case the tracks between Fantasyland and Main Street U.S.A. - and will reopen on November 21, 2015.
The railroad has four different locomotives and four sets of five passenger cars. The four locomotives are 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge locomotives, built between 1916 and 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán in Mexico.
A regular train consists of a steam locomotive, tender, and five passenger coaches with a total capacity of approximately 365 passengers plus 2 wheelchairs. The tender has a capacity for 1,837 US gallons (6,954 L) of water and 664 US gallons (2,514 L) of fuel oil. The tender must be topped off with water every three or four trips (or circuits) around the park, which is done at the water tower located at Fantasyland Station. Prior to the construction of Splash Mountain, the water tower was located at the original Frontierland Station.
Each of the four locomotives is named after those who greatly contributed to the efforts of the Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney World.
No. 1 "Walter E. Disney"[edit]
This locomotive is named after company founder Walter Elias Disney (1901–1966). Walt loved railroads and his parks have always displayed his love for trains.
- Built: May 1925
- Wheel Configuration: 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler"
- Serial Number: 58444
- Locomotive Colors: Red cab with red boiler jacket
- Driver Diameter: 44 inches (1,118 mm)
- Top Speed: 50 mph (80.4672 km/h)
- Boiler Pressure: 160 Psi (1.10316 MPa)
- Valve Gear: Stephenson valve gear (piston valves)
- Locomotive and Tender Weight (dry): 67,000 pounds (30,390 kg)
- Entered Service: October 1, 1971
- Locomotive Status: Operational
- Coach Number Series: 100
- Coach Color: Red with red poles
- Coach Status: Operational
No. 2 "Lilly Belle"[edit]
This locomotive is named after Walt Disney's wife Lillian Disney (born Lillian Marie Bounds) (1899–1997). "Lilly Belle" is also the name of the scaled-down steam locomotive that Walt ran in his own backyard, as well as the name of the private parlour car on the Disneyland Railroad. It should also be noted that Lilly Belle was built in 1928, which would make it as old as Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.
Since 2004, the Lilly Belle did not run in regular operating service due to pony truck and frame issues. Instead, it was used exclusively for the daily park opening ceremonies along with its matching set of 200 series green coaches (the second, third, and fourth cars had their solid side panels removed to allow the characters to disembark from the train unimpeded). It was also used as a standby locomotive in the event that if any of the other three locomotives needs a refurbishment. So, the Lilly Belle would uncoupled from its coaches and proceed to the stranded train where it will then replace the failed locomotive until it can be refurbished.
As of September 2010, the Lilly Belle is currently out-of-service and off-site for a rebuild at the Strasburg Rail Road workshops in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, which was originally scheduled to last 10–12 months. Disney and Strasburg have not said when it will return to full service and not giving any photos of the engine in the workshop.
Although the Lilly Belle locomotive remains out-of-service, as of February 2015, the Lilly Belle's 200 series green coaches were put back into regular operating service in addition to being used in the park opening show. This was so the Roger E. Broggie's 300 series yellow coaches could be taken out-of-service for a refurbishment. It takes the roundhouse maintenance crew approximately one hour to refit the solid side panels back onto the coaches following the park opening show, and another hour to remove them again at the end of the day in preparation for the next day's park opening ceremony show. Because the roundhouse now has an extra set of passenger coaches available for use with the absence of the Lilly Belle, locomotives will typically swap their consist instead of waiting for the solid side panels to be put back on. According to an unnamed engineering source at Walt Disney World, the Lilly Belle is expected to be returned by late-2015 or early-2016.
- Built: September 1928
- Wheel Configuration: 2-6-0 "Mogul"
- Serial Number : 60598
- Locomotive Color: Green cab with green boiler jacket
- Driver Diameter: 44 inches (1,118 mm)
- Top Speed: 45 mph (72.4205 km/h)
- Boiler Pressure: 160 Psi (1.10316 MPa)
- Valve Gear: Stephenson valve gear (piston valves)
- Locomotive and Tender Weight (dry): 61,000 pounds (27,669 kg)
- Entered Service: October 1, 1971
- Locomotive Status: Out-of-Service (Undergoing Refurbishment)
- Coach Number Series: 200
- Coach Color: Green with green poles
- Coach Status: Operational
No. 3 "Roger E. Broggie"[edit]
This locomotive is named after Roger E. Broggie (1908–1991), who led the effort of acquiring the locomotives for the Walt Disney World Railroad and helped build Disney's own Carolwood Pacific Railroad. Roger Broggie was also the original Disney Imagineer who worked on the EPCOT Project.
As of February 2015, the Roger E. Broggie's 300 series yellow coaches were taken out-of-service for a refurbishment. During this time, the Lilly Belle's 200 series green coaches (which are normally reserved for use during the park opening ceremony show) were used as a substitute.
- Built: May 1925
- Wheel Configuration: 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler"
- Serial Number: 58445
- Locomotive Colors: Red cab with green boiler jacket
- Driver Diameter: 44 inches (1,118 mm)
- Top Speed: 50 mph (80.4672 km/h)
- Boiler Pressure: 160 Psi (1.10316 MPa)
- Valve Gear: Stephenson valve gear (piston valves)
- Locomotive and Tender Weight (dry): 67,000 pounds (30,390 kg)
- Entered Service: October 1, 1971
- Locomotive Status: Operational
- Coach Number Series: 300
- Coach Color: Yellow with red poles
- Coach Status: Out-of-Service (Undergoing Refurbishment)
No. 4 "Roy O. Disney"[edit]
This locomotive is named after Walt Disney's older brother and business partner, Roy Oliver Disney (1893–1971). Roy came out of retirement following his brother's death in 1966 in order to oversee the construction of the then named "Disney World" project. Roy renamed the resort to "Walt Disney World" in Walt's honor and died shortly after the Magic Kingdom opened.
Roy was offered to have the second 4-6-0 locomotive (which is now the "Roger E. Broggie") named after him, so that the Walter E. Disney and Roy O. Disney locomotives would be "twins". But he humbly declined the offer, stating that he didn't want to be compared to all the great things his brother Walt had done. The Roy O. Disney was the only WDWRR locomotive that was not running at the park on opening day in 1971. Because its restoration wasn't finished (due to a major crack on the locomotive's frame) until December 1st of that year (shortly before Roy's Death), which then allowed the company to name the locomotive in Roy's honor.
- Built: February 1916
- Wheel Configuration: 4-4-0 "American"
- Serial Number: 42915
- Locomotive Colors: Green cab with red boiler jacket
- Driver Diameter: 46 inches (1,168 mm)
- Top Speed: 55 mph (88.5139 km/h)
- Boiler Pressure: 160 Psi (1.10316 MPa)
- Valve Gear: Stephenson valve gear (piston valves)
- Locomotive and Tender Weight (dry): 51,000 pounds (23,133 kg)
- Entered Service: December 1, 1971
- Locomotive Status: Operational
- Coach Number Series: 400
- Coach Color: Blue with blue poles
- Coach Status: Operational
Locomotive whistles[edit]
The #1 Walter E. Disney, #2 Lilly Belle, and #3 Roger E. Broggie locomotives were all equipped with Buckeye 3" 3-chime whistles, although they had different tones; Walter's is standard, Lilly's is high, and Roger's is soft.[3]
The #4 Roy O. Disney was the only locomotive to be outfitted with a deep-tone Crosby 6" 3-chime whistle, which was originally came from the Richard F. Irvine Riverboat (now renamed to the Liberty Belle). However, in December 2010, its deep-tone Crosby whistle was replaced with a Crosby 4" 3-chime whistle like the #1 Walter E. Disney use to wore it from 1981-1984, #2 Lilly Belle wore it from 1992-1993, and #3 Roger E. Broggie wore it from 1998-1999. By April 29th, 2011, the Roy O. Disney was given back its original deep-tone Crosby whistle, but the replacement Crosby 4" whistle was put back on it again in December 10th, 2012 and had its deep-tone Crosby whistle back once again in March 22nd, 2013. But since January 2014, the replacement Crosby 4" whistle was now put on the Roger E. Broggie and replaced its original Buckeye 3" 3-chime whistle. As of June 2015, the Roy O. Disney's deep-tone Crosby whistle was replaced with a multi-tone one, that it use to wore from 1971-1983 and sounds similar to the sunken Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat's whistle (which it is now the Liberty Belle's current whistle).
The railroad operates daily, taking on its first passengers at 9:00 AM, year-round. For safety reasons, the railroad is closed during the evening fireworks show due to the tracks' close proximity to the fireworks staging area, which is located approximately 100 yards (91 m) or so behind Fantasyland. Typically, the trains are moved back to the roundhouse one hour before the fireworks show begins. Additionally, the railroad does not operate during special events such as Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. A round-trip on the WDWRR takes approximately twenty minutes to complete.
There are three crew members on each train; a Conductor, an Engineer, and a Fireman. The engineer is charged with operation of the locomotive, the fireman is responsible for maintaining the fire as well as the water level in the boiler, and the conductor is responsible for the overall operation and safety of each train.
Additionally, each station is manned by one or two conductors who serve as station attendants. Duties as a station attendant involve keeping track of passenger counts, answering questions and assisting passengers on and off of the trains. While on the train, the conductor runs the spiel box and makes safety announcements. Trains cannot move without approval from the conductor and the station attendant. Once the platform is clear of guests and everyone is seated on the train, the station attendant will shout "BOARD!" and give a hand signal to the train crew to indicate that they are clear to depart the station. The train's conductor will then respond by shouting "BOARD!" and then give 2 short buzzes on the conductor's buzzer, which tells the locomotive crew that they are clear to depart the station. Station attendants must also watch to ensure that no one tries to get off the train as it departs the station. If this happens, the station attendant will shout "STOP!" and use hand signals to instruct the train crew to stop the train.
The conductors work in a rotation, each of which is assigned to a specific train. There are three different rotations to which conductors may be assigned. Conductors are in each position of the rotation for twenty minutes, which is equivalent to one trip around the park. The two main rotations, which are called "Roundhouses", are Roundhouse 1 (RH1) and Roundhouse 2 (RH2). A third rotation, called Roundhouse 3 (RH3), is only added when a third train is needed during peak crowd days at the park. The RH1 rotation is responsible for the Frontierland Station platform, Frontierland Station Greeter, RH1 Train Conductor and RH1 Breaker. The RH2 Rotation is responsible for the Main Street Station platform, the Fantasyland Station (formerly Mickey's Toontown Fair Station) platform, RH2 Train Conductor and RH2 Breaker. When there is a third train in operation, it only requires a RH3 Train Conductor and a RH3 Breaker.
Early in the morning, the first train crew arrives at the roundhouse to get the first train ready to depart. The roundhouse maintenance crew will mark on a board which trains are going to be used and the order they are to be removed from the roundhouse. The first crew will prep and take out the first train listed on the board. Safety and readiness checks are performed by the conductor as the enginemen prepare the locomotive for a day of operation.
As the atomizer requires around 30 pounds/inch² (200 kPa) of steam pressure to operate, a compressed air line must be tapped into the atomizer line when the fire is first lit until enough steam has been raised to re-light the fire atomizing on steam. The conductor, who is in charge of the train and its motion at all times, will inspect the track and arrangement of the switches in the yard outside of the roundhouse to ensure the train will have safe passage from the roundhouse to junction with the main line at the Fantasyland Switch.
Once the boiler has reached working pressure and the engineer and fireman are ready to depart, they will give two short whistles to indicate the train is about to start moving forward. After a reply from the conductor's buzzer (2 short buzzes) in response to the whistle, the train will proceed out of the roundhouse, the length of one coach at a time, so that the roundhouse maintenance crew can complete the morning inspection of the running gear from a maintenance pit below the train.
At different times during the trip into the park the engineer and fireman will test the safety systems on the train. The two main tests include intentionally popping the safety valves and purposely running the train past a red block light. The safety valves are set to release excess steam to maintain the boiler's maximum certified working pressure and running the block light will automatically trigger the train brakes. These systems are tested daily to insure that they are working properly. These two tests are considered the most important to ensure safe operation of the steam trains. After the first train is on the main line, the second train is not far behind. As this process is occurring, other conductors are arriving at the stations throughout the park to prepare for the trains' arrival.
In Service[edit]
When the park opens, the first train departs from Main Street Station. The second will be just behind; either at the block signal between Fantasyland and Main Street Station or at Fantasyland Station. Typically, two trains are used daily, with a third sometimes put into service on busy days later in the morning.
Each lap around the Magic Kingdom should be completed in approximately twenty minutes. This timing is established and maintained by the first train that is brought out onto the main line in the morning. The second and third trains keep up with the first train as much as possible. The goal is to have the first train arrive at Main Street Station at the top of the hour and at :20 and :40 past. If any of the other trains fall behind, they will need to catch up or drop behind a lap to get the first train back on schedule. This is necessary to facilitate proper closing procedures on the park's schedule.
Block Signals[edit]
The block signals let the engineer and train conductor know the position of the trains on the system. The block signals on the WDWRR resemble a typical traffic light with three lights that are green, yellow, and red. The main line is divided into six operating blocks. Three of them are the stations and include some length of track before the station. The other three blocks are spread out with one between each station.
The block signals typically change in this order in both directions: Green <--> Yellow/Green <--> Red <--> Yellow/Red
- Green: The next 2 blocks are completely clear and it is safe to proceed past this point.
- Yellow/Green: The next block is clear, however, the block beyond is occupied. It is safe to proceed past this point, but be prepared to stop at the next block signal.
- Red: The next block is occupied and it is not safe to proceed past this point.
- Yellow/Red: The next 2 blocks are both occupied and it is not safe to proceed past this point.
In a two train operation the conductors will not allow the train to proceed on a Yellow/Green signal. This keeps the trains spaced for more consistent service to the stations and prevents the train from having to stop in between stations. In a three train operation conductors can dispatch trains on the Yellow/Green signal. The reason for this is because there will almost always be a train in the second block ahead. Four train operations are not possible as there is not enough space on the main line, nor are there enough blocks to do so safely.
As with any railroad, the various whistle signals all have a different meaning and are used as a form of communication. In fact, many guests are unaware that a train whistles' primary purpose is in fact communication and not just show. Engineers use distinct whistle patterns to communicate while the conductor uses the same patterns with a button which activates a buzzer in the cab of the locomotive.
While the train is operated as a team, the conductor has the final say in the operation of the train; they are in command. At the stations, engineers will request to depart by signaling with two short whistles. The conductor will signal it is safe to do so by signaling to the cab with two short buzzes on the conductor's buzzer. The common whistle patterns used on the WDWRR are as follows:
- One Short – Attention / It is Safe to Disembark the Train
- Two Shorts – Forward Movement
- Two Shorts, One Long, One Short – Engineer is Acknowledging the Maintenance Crew
- Three Shorts – Reverse Movement
- Six Shorts – M-I-C-K-E-Y
- One Long – Stop Immediately / Emergency Stop
- One Long, One Short – Approaching a Station
- One Long, Two Shorts – Crew Spotted Along Track (also used as a general greeting)
- One Long, Four Shorts – Shave and a Haircut
- Two Longs, One Short, One Long – Public Crossing Ahead
- Two Longs, One Short – Meeting Point (Junction) Ahead
- Four Longs – Train in Distress
The locomotive's bell is rung upon the train's arrival at a station whenever the train is due to pick up passengers (therefore it is not rung when departing a station, during the last trip of the station platforms are clear of guests, and the park opening show), which is required by Federal Railroad Administration regulations. As with the whistle, the bell being rung is an official and mandatory signaling sequence. The same whistle and bell signaling system is also in use at the Disneyland Railroad. In addition to federal regulation, another form of greeting is occasionally exchanged when the Liberty Belle Riverboat is sighted by the engineer when running along the banks of the Rivers of America. This sequence is typically started when the engineer sounds the general greeting of One Long, Two Shorts whistles, to which the riverboat pilot will reply with the same whistle sequence. The engineer then sounds the "Shave and a Haircut" whistle sequence, to which the riverboat pilot will reply with "Two Bits". Finally, the engineer will sound the "M-I-C-K-E-Y" whistle sequence, to which the riverboat will reply with "M-O-U-S-E".
From 1972-1990, the engineer would blow the One Long, One Short whistle signal when approaching the Pirates of The Caribbean Tunnel and the original Frontierland Station followed by the Two Longs, One Short, One Long whistle signal when departing the original Frontierland Station and approaching the original parade crossing which was located near Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Following the construction of Splash Mountain and the new Frontierland Station, the engineer blows the Two Longs, One Short, One Long whistle signal when approaching the current parade crossing between the Pirates of The Caribbean and Splash Mountain tunnels followed by the One Long, One Short whistle signal when approaching the new Frontierland Station which was located near Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Since September 2014, the engineer blows the One Short whistle signal after stopping at the station to let the passengers and conductor know that it is safe to disembark the train.
At the end of the evening the conductors at each station announce the departure of the last train. All guests may ride until the train arrives back at Fantasyland Station. Upon arrival, the conductors walk the length of the train to clear the train of remaining passengers, and any items accidentally left on board are collected from the train and brought to lost and found by the station attendant. This procedure is the same for all trains.
After the maintenance crew at Fantasyland station throw the switch to the roundhouse spur line, the conductor will signal the engineers with the reverse movement signal, at which time the train departs backwards stopping just short of the Fantasyland Switch. At this point the engineer relies on the conductor to guide the train to back towards the roundhouse, which they do from the rear platform of the last coach. If any other trains are still in operation, the maintenance crew will throw the Fantasyland Switch back to the main line to allow trains to continue running; otherwise the switch is left aligned for the roundhouse spur. At each yard switch and at the World Drive grade crossing, the conductor will signal using the conductor's buzzer to let the engineer know that the train successfully cleared it and can continue backing up. This continues until the train is backed completely into the roundhouse.
Other information[edit]
- The "Walter E. Disney" and "Roger E. Broggie" locomotives have serial numbers that are sequential (58444 and 58445). These locomotives were on the shop floor at the same time in 1925 as they were being built for the United Railways of Yucatan and still operate together to this day. Because of this, they are referred to as the "twins".
- In 1969, imagineers Roger Broggie and Earl Vilmer asked a machinist named George Britton, who worked for the Tampa Ship Repair & Dry Dock Company and asked him to rebuild railroad equipment that had been acquired from the Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán, Mexico. But George didn't know anything about steam locomotives. So, the Disney Imagineers informed him that he would be taught everything he needed to know in order to restore these four steam locomotives. Intrigued by the challenge of learning something new, George agreed to shift from repairing huge oil tankers to steam engines. With a crew of only five, they completed the rebuilding and restoration on time and under budget. When it came time to hire a foreman to run the steam train operations at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, George Britton was recommended for the position by Earl Vilmer. This illustrious career will come to an end the afternoon of April 6, 2006, when George leaves the backstage steam train facilities building for the last time as a Walt Disney World cast member after nearly 35 years of service. He has long felt a strong connection with the Disney and Broggie families that have had the most to do with preserving the railroad legacy of Walt Disney in each of the Disney themed amusement parks. He is a life member of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society, founded by Michael Broggie, son of Roger Broggie.
- During refurbishments on the four steam locomotives, imagineer Roger Broggie didn't like the sound of the bell on the #3 locomotive (before it was named after him), because he says "That bell sounded like a hammer hitting an old frying pan." So Roger told George Britton to switched out the bells with the #3 "Roger E. Broggie" steam train and "Admiral Joe Fowler" riverboat.
- During locomotives or passenger coaches refurbishments, it is not uncommon to see the passenger coaches from one locomotive being pulled by another. While most guests don't notice such a switch, WDWRR cast members often refer to these trains with a hybrid name amongst one another. These examples included; "Walter Belle", "Walter E. Broggie", "Walter O. Disney", "Lilly E. Disney", "Lilly E. Broggie", "Lilly O. Disney", "Roger E. Disney", "Roger Belle", "Roger O. Disney", "Roy E. Disney", "Roy Belle", and "Roy E. Broggie".
- The Magic Kingdom offers a behind the scenes tour of the Walt Disney World Railroad on select days of the week, called "The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour". It is recommended that guests reserve spots in advance if they wish to attend (park admission is required).
- Originally, a fifth locomotive was brought up from Mexico. It had been displayed in a park across from the railroad tracks in Mérida and brought to Tampa with the other four; however, it was found to be in poor shape and was not restored. It was sold to a party in California and it is presumed that it has since been scrapped. However, it's smokestack was reused for the #4 "Roy O. Disney" locomotive.
- In 1996, Southern California railroad enthusiast Bill Norred traded his 1927 Davenport locomotive (a 2-4-4 Forney type) to Disneyland in exchange for the five retired clerestory-roofed "Retlaw One" coaches. The locomotive was instead sent to Walt Disney World after it was deemed too large to operate on the Disneyland Railroad. The WDWRR, however, felt that its four locomotives were sufficient for regular operations and found it to be far too small for operation on the WDWRR. As a result, the locomotive was never in operation at any Disney park. With the exception of being on display for a short time at Epcot in 1996 as part of a Black History Month exhibit, it remained in storage in the fifth bay of the WDWRR roundhouse for several years. It was finally traded in 1999 to Cedar Point for a smaller Forney locomotive which was restored and now operates as the #5 "Ward Kimball" on the Disneyland Railroad.
- Several show scenes were built specifically for viewing from the trains. This includes a jungle-themed railroad crossing in Adventureland, which features a "Hidden Mickey" made up of three wheels on the ground on left side of the tracks between the road and a barrel); an aerial view of the Splash Mountain ride's finale scene (which also features a "Hidden Mickey" in the clouds), which can be seen through a large plate glass window from inside the Splash Mountain tunnel; the flooded town of Tumbleweed on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad; a Plains Indians camp; various small vignettes featuring woodland wildlife such as deer, moose, alligators, frogs and rattlesnakes; and five large circular porthole windows that once looked into the former Tomorrowland Arcade.
- Main Street Station was modeled after and closely resembles the former Victorian era railroad depot at Saratoga Springs, New York.
- The former Mickey's Toontown Fair was demolished to make way for a new expansion of Fantasyland. The new Fantasyland Station was built on the former Toontown Station site and opened on March 12, 2012.
- Prior to the Fantasyland expansion, "Night Fire Dance" by Andreas Vollenweider and "Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby" could be heard during the trip from Mickey's Toontown Fair to Main Street, U.S.A. as could "Caderas" during the trip from Main Street, U.S.A. to Frontierland. Additionally, a country western-style song could be heard when departing Frontierland Station.
- A new on-board narration debuted in December 2010 which features a new narrator (who replaced the late Earl Hindman), eliminates the themed music, references more attractions within each land and highlights the new Fantasyland expansion.
- The stations announcement is voiced by Eddie Sotto from 1996. Until March 2012, he reprised his announcement from "Your attention please! The Walt Disney World Railroad now boarding for a scenic trip around the Magic Kingdom. With stops at Frontierland & Mickey's Toontown Fair." to "Your attention please! The Walt Disney World Railroad now boarding for a scenic trip around the Magic Kingdom. With stops at Frontierland & Fantasyland." during the Fantasyland expansion.
See also[edit]
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- List of heritage railroads in the United States
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- Rail transport in Disney Parks
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