Disneyland Railroad Cab Ride on the E.P. Ripley

Ever wonder what it's like to be in the cab operating a train on the Disneyland Railroad? Take a trip around Disneyland in the E.P. Ripley #2 engine and hear facts and stories from the fireman and engineers about Walt Disney's fascination with trains and even how they operate the train.

[@adama1118]

Wow ! what an amazing experience

[@tbibrokenproductions550]

Those injectors they have on the Ripley are freaking awesome.

[@kasbakgaming]

I got the chance to do this as a kid, though that was on the No. 3 engine, Roger E Broggie. To this day, it remains one of my best memories. So cool to get to see this and relive that experience. Thank you for posting.

[@MatecaCorp]

DRR #3 is named Fred Gurley, and can't accommodate cab rides. Roger E Broggie is the Walt Disney World Railroad's #3, but they don't do cab rides there. The only Disney locomotives that give cab rides are Disneyland RR 1, 2, and 4.

[@kasbakgaming]

@@MatecaCorp My experience wasn't something arranged or even part of normal operations. On the day I was there, the engine was stopped for water, and they had cast members come out to entertain the kids waiting at the station until they were ready to go. I, however, was much more interested in the engine than the characters, so I instead asked my parents to take me to talk to the engineer. He was absolutely delighted because no one ever came to talk to him, especially not a kid when the characters were out. It was because of that he offered to let me ride along on the footplate. I will also note this was over 30 years ago, so there's a big difference in how protocols were handled. I'm sure due to security concerns, that probably couldn't be repeated today.

[@stevemellin5806]

Sounds louder than before. Great crew.

[@markjanke6246]

This was a great video! Just like being there with you! The history and operation of these locomotives is very interesting. I hope to take a cab ride someday also. These gentlemen are very professional and really know their way around these machines! Thanks for the wonderful experience, i really enjoyed it!

[@proangling326]

Super lucky dude!

[@nathancorcoran5347]

A cab ride on Disneyland Railroad #2 “E.P. Ripley”.

[@phantombrakeman4983]

17:30 Those fuss plugs are a great safety feature and the injector they use is really cool

[@jimg6476]

It takes a long time to become an engineer on the DLRR. I became a locomotive engineer in a year on the Southern Pacific running 10000 ton trains over Mountain grades . 😅 The Santa Fe engineer s used to fill the firemen and engineers job from the engineer s extra board located in LA

[@MrMyPersonality]

Awesome!

[@AquaTheOtter]

did anyone else hear what sounded like a wheel slip @ ~27:00

[@tsitracommunications2884]

Must be a vip thing

[@Dowler952]

How were you able to do this?

[@keepsteamalivecom]

Go to the main street station and ask them for a cab ride. You may have to wait for up to 2 hours as some trains don’t have seats on the tender. If the EP Ripley is running you will have a good chance.

[@TaylorHatchMusic]

I'm curious, does anyone know how to apply for a job as a conductor, engineer or fireman on the DLRR?

[@ItsAmaliaB]

You just apply for ride operations at Main Street and basically ask to train on it as a fireman, from what I understand.