Disneyland Railroad

Engine No. 3 - Fred Gurley

Unlike the more modern C.K. Holliday & the E.P. Ripley, the Fred Gurley was originally built in 1894 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Pennsylvania. The locomotive was purchased in Louisiana, where it was originally used to transport sugar cane. The working engine was purchased for Disney in 1957, at a cost of $1,500. It was restored and named in honor of Fred G. Gurley, then president & executive chairman of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (1944-1957). After its extensive $35,000 restoration, the Fred Gurley's first trip around Disneyland was made on March 28, 1958.

Engine No. 3 - Fred Gurley

A restored engine, originally built in 1894 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Pennsylvania, the Fred Gurley is more than 105 years old. That makes the Disneyland Railroad's Engine No. 3, the oldest piece of machinery currently operating at Disneyland.

Engine No. 3 - Fred Gurley

The Fred Gurley's total restoration cost less than $40,000. It cost $1,500 to purchase and around $35,000 in materials and labor. Restoring the 1894 Baldwin engine took less time and was less expensive than constructing a new engine, as was done with Engine No. 1 - C.K. Holliday and Engine No. 2 - E.P. Ripley.

Engine No. 3 Fred Gurley - Builder's Plate

This is the Baldwin Locomotive Works - Builder's Plate on Engine No. 3, the Fred Gurley. The plate is numbered -14065 and marked 1894, the year the engine was built.

Engine No. 3 Fred Gurley - Hidden Mickey

This Hidden Mickey has been drilled into a bracket that sits on top of the No. 3 Fred Gurley's tender tank.