Disneyland Railroad > Engine No. 2 - E.P. Ripley
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Engine No. 2 - E.P. Ripley
The E.P. Ripley was modeled after Walt Disney's own Lilly Belle, a one-eighth scale locomotive kept in his backyard as part of his personal Carolwood Pacific Railroad. The engine was built by Walt Disney Studios in 1954 and named after Edward Payson Ripley, who served as the president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) from 1895 to 1920.
When Walt Disney sought a corporate sponsor for his theme park rail line, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway was the only business to respond. When Disneyland opened in 1955, the attraction was officially named the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, the partnership lasted until 1974 and has since been renamed the Disneyland Railroad (DRR).
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Engine No. 2 - E.P. Ripley
The Disneyland Railroad's Engine No. 2, the E.P. Ripley pulls into Main Street Station.
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Engine No. 2 - E.P. Ripley
A view of the E.P. Ripley's headlamp and cowcatcher, as the locomotive pulls into the New Orleans-Frontierland Station.
Engine No. 1, the C.K. Holliday & Engine No. 2, the E.P. Ripley were both built by Roger Broggie and the WED Machine Shop. Scaled up replicas of the 1/8 scale Lilly Belle engine, both locomotives are almost identical, except for the differing headlamps, smokestacks and cowcatchers.
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Engine No. 2 E.P. Ripley - Builder's Plate
The Builder's Plate on Engine No. 2, the E.P. Ripley reads WED Locomotive Works - No. 2. It is marked with the year the engine was built - 1955, as well two names - W.E. Disney (President) & R.E. Broggie (General Manager).