The Disneyland Railroad (DRR), originally the Euro Disneyland Railroad (EDRR), is a 3-foot ()

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heritage railroad in

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in the

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Resort in

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, France, which was inaugurated on April 12, 1992, the

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's opening day. Its route is in length and is used by park guests for transportation to other areas of the park, or simply for the experience of ''The Grand Circle Tour''.

Experience

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, complete with wild animals and storm effects, and also hides the show building for Phantom Manor.. As they arrive in Frontierland, travelling behind the Rivers of the Far West, they first stop in Frontierland Depot. Then trains travel through the Adventureland section, allowing guests to discover the Temple of Peril and witnessing the inside of the ride

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, before arriving at Fantasyland Station. Fantasyland Station was located in the British part of England in Fantasyland section (which also includes Peter Pan's Flight and

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) where guests are given a whole view on the land, and then trains even venture through the facade of

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. Finally, in the Discoveryland section, the train stops above the

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and Mickey's PhilharMagic attraction at Discoveryland Station. The journey comes to an end while returning to Main Street. File:20 ans de Disneyland - panoramio.jpg, Main Street, U.S.A. Station File:Dlp (193188055).jpeg, Fantasyland Station

Rolling stock

The Disneyland Railroad operates four

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steam locomotives, the first three were built by H.P. Phillips Company in 1992, while the fourth was made by

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in 1993.. These locomotives are all based on the No. 1 ''C.K. Holliday'' locomotive of the original

Disneyland Railroad The Disneyland Railroad (DRR), formerly known as the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, is a 3-foot () narrow-gauge heritage railroad and attraction in the Disneyland theme park of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, in the United St ...

, and are built to essentially the same specifications, with only cosmetic differences. There are also twenty passenger cars, with five assigned to each locomotive.

Incidents

*On January 2, 2013 at 8:40 pm, as the DRR's No. 1 locomotive approached the Frontierland station with its train, the front car was uncoupled from the other four cars. When the locomotive stopped at Frontierland station, the three rear cars struck the front car. Forty-three guests and four employees were on the train at this time of the incident. Thirty-nine guests were immediately taken care of by park agents to exit the train safely, while the other four guests were taken to the hospital and later discharged, even with minor injuries.

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