Steam Train Ride!

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@robertemmons2260 Ай бұрын

It's been ten years since I've been to the Lagoon. I've only been there once. I had no idea that these trains and attractions were there. I know where I'm going on vacation next year! I grew up on the Piceance creek. I went to the Rock school for all 8 grades. It was a one room school built back in 1897. The second building was built a few decades later to accommodate the 30 plus students who attended school there. If you google Rock School Piceance creek and see the picture of the students who are standing at the flag pole, that's me in the back in the blue coat. Anyway, loved the show! Thanks again for bringing us along for the ride!

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@robertemmons2260 wow!!!! Wow!! I worked at Brooks Institute. The Ventura campus was an old movie studio. They shot mostly TV shows. The first one was Mike Hammer. The last project was Erin Brockovich. Anyway it was converted from a public school. A real large school on eight acres. So we were sorta converting in back to a school. In this case a film school. Anyway there was a bunch of pictures of the original school hanging in the lobby. The original school was a tiny one room school. Built in 1796. WHAT? Built by Spain when this was a Spanish settlement. And it stayed a school for 170 years! While we were remodeling we came across some of the very old building. But probably from about 1900. The original adobe was long gone. Today it’s the world headquarters for Patagonia.

@JohnJessop-k6u Ай бұрын

This is a wonderful video! Thank you for visiting Lagoon! I am one of the train engineers at Lagoon, and I was running the American style locomotive in this video 😎 Come visit Lagoon next year! I would be happy to see and talk to both of you, and answer any questions you may have about the engines 🚂😊🚂

@FunAtDisney Ай бұрын

I have heard of this park but did not know they have this Pioneer Village - Neat!

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

It’s a fun addition to the park!

@tomas5376 Ай бұрын

Well, that was a fun ride! Gracias otra vez

@charlesmcclure5994 Ай бұрын

As a former truck driver I driven by that Park many a times I always wondered what was in there thanks for sharing 👍👍

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@charlesmcclure5994 hi again! Yup. Interesting and fun place! Thanks for posting. Thanks for watching!

@brucethebassbrand4564 Ай бұрын

Thank you Dale and Karen, for sharing the fun time you have visiting amusement parks. Growing up in Southern California in the '60s, obviously I first was exposed to amusement park steam trains at Disneyland and Knott's Berry farm. Also enjoyed visiting travel town in Griffith Park, and riding the 7 and 1/2-in gauge live steamers at the Los Angeles live steamers club. Met Walt on one of my early visits to Disneyland, he let me climb in the cab with him... Also met Walter, at a Rose Parade.... Where he was riding on the Orange County float for that year.To this day, when traveling, I make a point of visiting any amusement park or local attraction featuring rail roads..... And also riding on the full size steamers. Railtown 1897, is in my backyard here in the Sierras. I actually have a friend who's an engineer there, and he's promised me a ride sometime soon. I also remember riding on a full-size Shay locomotive, at nearby Tuolumne City..., back when Glen Bell (founder of Taco Bell) revitalized the West Side Lumber. I could go on, talking about other places I've been and ridden on old railroad equipment...... But I'll stop for now. Anyway, keep these great videos coming. We all enjoy them.😅❤

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

WOW!!!!!!!

@bigwoz78 Ай бұрын

I look forward to every one of your videos. Never boring

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@bigwoz78 thanks!!

@paulkalff6408 Ай бұрын

Wonderful! The only thing missing is a Snelgrove's (Slowgrove's) Raspberry Hurricane! Thank you for the very fine videos and narration/history lessons!

@historybuff7491 Ай бұрын

This looked like fun. I'm sorry I am not in the area. Thank you for showing it.

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@historybuff7491 hi. Thanks! Perhaps if you’re ever in the area?

@rayronvr Ай бұрын

Been to lagoon so much in my youth and rode that train many times. Thanks for sharing

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@rayronvr thanks for watching!

@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 Ай бұрын

Those old little locomotives are cool. Nice train museum. Great video!!!!!

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

HELLO!!!!!!

@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877 Ай бұрын

Great vidio, like the old lionel tin plates and sean my teal green passenger set on display wow.Thanks for the morning coffee...

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it😊😊.

@gmaneis Ай бұрын

Wow! This was so cool! I model small tourist railroads in N scale, with a "fleet" of an L&N SD40, a Civil War era 4-4-0, 3 stubby Overton's and 3 Jackson Sharp open air cars. Something about trains people ride just for fun, like amusement park rides or Cumbres and Toltec day long adventures just really lights my fire, so you guys taking me along on this great ride was really fun! You made my day! I envy you being close to that joyful little train!😂

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@gmaneis hi. Cool! I’ve seen that done. I guy In Anaheim has modeled the Disneyland railroad in his yard. Amazing railroad! We have a show on it.

@ValConB Ай бұрын

I like your strategy of just walking around and riding the train. We haven't been to Lagoon for many years, but now it's on my bucket list for next year. Thanks for sharing!

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@ValConB thanks!!!

@garyacker7388 Ай бұрын

I rode this train years ago. Going to Lagoon was a family affair grand parents and all. As kids we had to eat some picnic dinner and then free to run. Remember the "Bumper cars " 😊❤

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@garyacker7388 loved the bumper cars. And the whip!

@garyacker7388 Ай бұрын

@ToyManTelevision the train I rode was an f 1 diesel engine.

@Scoobers-fj6jk Ай бұрын

Awesome 👌 👏 👍 😍

@loispadgett6306 Ай бұрын

What a fun adventure that was I enjoyed it. I love that you take us long on your adventures. Learn alot of history that way. GOD BLESS 🚂💕🚂💕🚂💕🚂💕

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@loispadgett6306 hi again as always !!!! Thanks again as always! Bless you too!!

@jetflyer102 Ай бұрын

Great video guys

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@jetflyer102 thanks!

@pghhdvideo 28 күн бұрын

Probably already mentioned but those are Crown Metal Products locomotives and rolling stock. They were based out of Wyano, PA. The Williams family who owned Crown lived by me in Elizabeth, PA. They had a short track at their home and used to run them from time to time before they were shipped. They always had some locomotive on display in front of their home. When they went out of business I’m told that they sold all of their tooling to Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, NC.

@stevemellin5806 Ай бұрын

Very cool

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@stevemellin5806 thanks!!!

@jaceevans7331 Ай бұрын

Interesting point-and I’m no lagoon historian-but the Cagney locomotive is actually not a Cagney. It was patterned after a Cagney, but was built in the Bamberger shops. So a bit of neat Utah history there. It was also more than capable of pulling people of all size, not just children. Very neat little loco, and just thought that those facts should be shared 😊

@sidvernon6343 Ай бұрын

There was a Cagney, as the Bamberger Ogden Shops copied it in about 1920 iirc. The Bamberger Train that is in the Museum was reboilered and converted to use Propane in 1976 with the opening of Pioneer Village.

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@sidvernon6343wow. Thanks!!! I hated to see it go…

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

Wow!!!! Thanks!

@sidvernon6343 Ай бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision Unfortunately with the increase in traffic to Lagoon and in Pioneer Village, it became increasingly difficult to safely operate the Bamberger Train, and it was permanently retired in or around 1986 or so. The Pioneer Village Railroad was suspended for Lagoon-A-Beach Construction in 1989 and then future planning ideas were put into development, one which would have connected both rail lines in the park into one large loop by 1991. With the down turn in the economy, further plans of park expansion and development of Rattlesnake Rapids, those plans were ultimately shelved.

@CrazyBob1357 Ай бұрын

It’s been a long time. Good to be back

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

Hi!! Welcome back!

@Santafefrank Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video😃

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

HI! Thank you for watching!

@joshridderhoff2050 Ай бұрын

Couple of quick notes! 1) They do run both occasionally. If there's enough of a crowd, they'll start the day with one and then fire up the second as the demand calls for it. When one's on the loop, the other one loads & unloads in the station, and when the other train blows the Approach whistle, the second train departs, rinse & repeat. 2) I preferred the American class-styled loco too; she & I always had a special bond; much more fun to spend a couple hours with in the morning firing her up. (We would typically start firing the locos about 2 hours before the park opens to get them warmed up & up to operating pressure.) 3) The straight-stack loco -- I've been told -- is actually themed to look more like locomotives they ran in Africa than a straight European styling. Bonus tip: if you ever want a bit of a treat, if you camp at the Lagoon Campground during the summer, make your way over to the area south of the Zoo a half hour before the park opens or so. When they run the locomotive for the first trip of the morning (before it pulls into the station to start picking up the first passengers of the day), they stop off to refill the propane over there, and while stopped, they've got a spot where they blow down the boiler toward the campground. It's fun to watch!

@sidvernon6343 Ай бұрын

It is actually based off of a Beyer, Peacock, & Co. 4-4-0 used in India. The locomotive was built by Crown upon that design supplied by Busch Gardens for their Asian themed Houston Park, not Africa.

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@sidvernon6343wow!! Thanks!!

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

Cool!!!! Thanks!

@sidvernon6343 Ай бұрын

@@joshridderhoff2050 Blow Down occurs into the lake at the top of Peccary Hill.

@joshridderhoff2050 Ай бұрын

@@sidvernon6343 Ahh, they must’ve changed it in the years since I ran it. Back in the 90s when I was on crew, we definitely blew down toward the campground after picking up propane. Good to know!

@TecumsehRulesbcserk Ай бұрын

They run both trains on busier days. The American locomotive is named Meriweather and the European locomotive is named Houston. Meriweather was bought from a park in Oregon known as Pixieland and she originally ran on coal before being refitted for propane. Houston on the other hand was custom made for Busch Gardens Houston before finding its way to Lagoon, making it a one of a kind locomotive compared to the American design produced by Crown. The third locomotive similar to Meriweather used to run on the pioneer railroad that was once in service but is now on display. But since they moved it, it tells me that they might be planning on using it for something in the future. As of right now both Meriweather and Houston have been shipped back to their manufacturer in Pennsylvania to have their steam works serviced and remanned.

@carygrant8796 Ай бұрын

I have happy memories of Lagoon but I don’t remember the train. I do remember the train at the Zoo but not Lagoon. Last time I was there was probably 1964 so perhaps I need to take my grandchildren as my grandfather took me. He loved the place and it was a bumpy ride up Highway 89 to Farmington from Salt Lake.

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

In 1964 it was a gas powered F streamlined train. Painted UP.

@VintageRenewed Ай бұрын

Now if only we could convince lagoon to run the old toy trains

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@VintageRenewed they would need a new building. But heck yea!

@5-7Farms Ай бұрын

They do have a layout setup, but when I was there a year ago, it was not working.

@justinferg1978 Ай бұрын

3rd unit is on display with a nice paint job by Rattlesnake Rapids water ride near the back of the park. They have a few mine carts with a "cable" pull for incline.

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

We went back there and couldn’t find it. We’ve seen it a bunch of times. We asked around but no one knew. All temp people for Halloween.

@justinferg1978 Ай бұрын

@ToyManTelevision interesting. It would be cool it it was pulled out to be retrofitted and brought back into full use.

@bradleygill6683 Ай бұрын

I thought that Lagoon Amusement Park was closed. I went there back in the early 80s

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@bradleygill6683 nope. Alive and well. Too well? $110 to get in! But we buy a senior annual pass. About the same. About $110 each. But for the whole year. Parking extra. $20. But still… not bad. But they are almost Disney prices now. And still pack the place.

@utahcoasterenthusiasts 14 күн бұрын

They do run both trains at the same time regularly.

@jingles9657 Ай бұрын

Surprised they took the other engine off display, hope they eventually restore it

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@jingles9657 when I asked them about that they said that is definitely the plan. Nothing serious wrong with it just needs the kind of usual rebuild. But they always want to have two working engines and so they will need to pull one of these into the shop and bring the other one out at some point

@sidvernon6343 Ай бұрын

@@ToyManTelevisionThat is incorrect information. Orville Gunther’s Crown is permanently displayed by Rattlesnake Rapids, where it has been on Display for 25 years. The coaches that Lagoon built on top of Crown flat cars were scrapped earlier this year. Lagoon operates both trains simultaneously on busier days. The Diesel Train you remember was a National Amusement Devices Century Flyer, the same model Steve Flanders has at his S&S Shortline. It was used as part of the Animal Land Train from 1967-1974, when the first Crown replaced it in 1975.

@ACE324MINER Ай бұрын

Both of these where built by crown metal products of Wayno pa

@5-7Farms Ай бұрын

When my wife and i visited a year ago, they confirmed that the trains run off of propane.

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@5-7Farms yup. We figured. Nice to know! Thanks!

@AllenKamp-p8m Ай бұрын

Have you done a show on the model railroad in the park in San Diego? It's great! Allen Kamp

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@AllenKamp-p8m not yet. High on our list!

@allenfisher2658 Ай бұрын

I just saw that one of only seven dealers that sell GM's electric van is in Grapevine. I didn't know how it would fit, but I liked the idea of you making some money. Oh, Grapevine, TX.

@parts323 Ай бұрын

The current operating steam park trains were built by Crown Metal Products.

@ToyManTelevision Ай бұрын

@@parts323 thanks!

@sidvernon6343 Ай бұрын

The “American” styled operating locomotive was built in 1968 for Pixieland in Otis, Oregon and came to Lagoon in 1975 and the “British” styled locomotive was built in 1970 for Busch Gardens Houston and came to Lagoon in 1976. Additionally, the “Rattlesnake Rapids” locomotive on display was built in 1973 for Orville Gunther, the founder of the Bank of American Fork, and was acquired by Lagoon sometime between 1976 and 1980.

@bernardc2553 Ай бұрын

Hi there U2 looks like you had a Blast..sadly I never fulfilled my vision of buildings a 7 1/2 mostly for the kid's I looked for parks that were getting rid if theirs came close sadly they scrapped it b4 we made the deal😢