| When Disneyland opened in 1955, the 36" gauge Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad operated two trains: One passenger train, and one freight (albeit with seating for passengers, of course). The original passenger cars were built with closed side and standard passenger car seating, but this design proved inadequate when the Grand Canyon diorama (promoting travel on the Santa Fe to the Grand Canyons south rim) opened. The original cars were retired by 1974, replaced with open sided cars with sideways seating. Combine 101, still lettered for the Santa Fe & Disneyland (the railroad is now just the Disneyland Railroad) made an appearance at the (nearly) annual Fullerton Railroad Days on May 5th, 2012. |