![]() ![]() Starting at the Main Midway station, the first half of the Cedar Point and Lake Erie Railroad runs parallel to Perimeter Road, giving guests great views of Millennium Force, Thunder Canyon, Maverick, and Lake Erie. The highlight of the roughly 20 minute ride is the 400 foot trestle bridge over the Rhine River. Three steam-powered locomotives whisk guests through 134 acres of lush landscaping with stops in Scotland, New France and Festa Italia for a breathtaking tour of the park. Busch Gardens Railway at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Check the status of the Disney World train here.Ĩ. ![]() The steam engines can still be seen in static displays at each station. The Walt Disney World Railroad has been closed since December 2018 and is currently not operating due to construction on the new TRON roller coaster attraction, set to open in 2022. Each locomotive consumes 25 US gallons of fuel and 200 gallons of water per hour. The Walt Disney World Railroad takes a grand circle tour of the Magic Kingdom, giving passengers a glimpse inside Splash Mountain and show scenes of animals and Native American villages. Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom The mostly wooded journey offers up close views of Diamondback and Mystic Timbers for coaster fans.ĩ. With both trains filled to capacity, 960 guests can be “on rail” at one time. Yes, you can avoid 2,400 feet of walking by taking the train both ways. The Kings Island & Miami Valley Railroad actually serves a purpose other than just a scenic ride through wooded valleys: transportation to and from the water park. The two stations are a mere 400 feet from each other so it doesn’t really do much in terms of transportation but does offer a nice relaxing ride around the park. Louis used to have two engines but one was sold to Busch Gardens Tampa in the 1990s. No word on Levi – if you have any information I’d love to hear the status.ġ1. Update: Worlds of Fun announced that Eli would be returning to the tracks starting on Saturday, August 6th, 2021. After Knott’s Berry Farm’s train, Worlds of Fun Railroad has the second shortest track on our list. The park is also expected to introduce engine Levi in 2021 as well. Engine Eli has been out of commission since the end of the 2018 season for boiler work, but last we heard the park hopes to have it running again for the 2021 season. Now, let’s countdown the best theme park steam trains in America!ĭuring the scenic ride around the park, passengers on Worlds of Fun Railroad are afforded views of the Prowler wooden coaster that can’t be seen from anywhere else in the park. To make this list, the train has to be one of many marquee attractions inside a theme or amusement park. This list also doesn’t include small amusement parks where the primary attraction is the train ride, such as Tweetsie Railroad. We did not take into consideration individually operated railroads with no theme parks attached or zoo trains. Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is also a roller coaster designed to look like a train, complete with steam effects and all.Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is a trackless dark ride which starts and ends looking and feeling like a real train even though it’s not.Big Thunder Mountain Railway at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland are roller coasters themed to look like little trains.You can learn more about how the Hogwarts Express works here. The Hogwarts Express at Universal Orlando is absent from this list because it’s not a functioning steam train – it’s actually more like a cable car, called a funicular.As you can see, 4-4-0 is the most popular type of locomotive used on amusement park trains. Shown below are the wheel configurations for all the engines running on the theme park railroads in this list. If you’re looking directly at the side of the train you would see two small wheels, two large wheels connected together, and one small wheel. The drive wheels are powered by the pistons and are coupled together with side rods. If a leading or trailing bogie is not present it is denoted as a 0. Leading wheels are used to help the locomotive negotiate curves and to support the front portion of the boiler. Locomotives have different wheel configurations which are classified using the notation X-Y-Z, where X is the number of wheels on the leading truck (or bogie), Y are the number of connected drive wheels, and Z is the trailing truck. Train Terminologyīefore we get into the list, let’s review a little steam train terminology. To come up with this non-scientific list, we looked at many factors like how impressive, unique, or historic the locomotive is, how long and interesting the route is, and what there is to look at along the way. All-aboard! What’s a visit to a theme park without a ride on a classic steam locomotive? Here’s our picks for the best theme park steam trains in America. ![]()
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