Originally Posted By ssWEDguy What was the route of the Fort Wilderness Railroad? Was there a Fort Wilderness station, and a station nearer the MK? Where did the tracks run?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I always knew of it, but not about it. Here's a site that has just about all the info, plus photos and a video of the ride: <a href="http://www.fortwildernessrr.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fortwildernessrr.com/</a>
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Here is an image of a 1978 Fort Wilderness Campground map which shows the route of the railroad: <a href="http://www.title-3.com/PDF/1978GuideMap.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.title-3.com/PDF/197...eMap.pdf</a>
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Trekkeruss -- Thanks for the link to the campground map and railroad track route. Good stuff. First time I've seen this.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss You're welcome; first time I had seen it too. Interesting stuff... and rather disturbing that Disney would let the old locomotives and rolling stock just rot away. Good thing there were folks out there who wanted to preserve those bits of history and acquired pieces for saving and restoration.
Originally Posted By brotherdave You used to be able to take the Wilderness Line Railroad to River Country and Pioneer Hall. It was a nice, LONG and relaxing ride through the campground and surrounding woods. I remember hiking along the tracks at night when I was a kid, especially after they just closed the railroad. We only stayed on the main tracks near the road and never ventured into the wooded areas. I remember the train went right past the Meadows Trading post. I'm not sure if that was ever meant to be a station or not, but, it sure looked like it could have been. I remember having to watch for the train at the crossing just in front of it when we would walk to the Trading Post. Lots of great memories!!!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy How many stations were there? Did guests get on and off at various stops, or was there just one station for the whole trip?
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Also check here for great info on the WDW of the past: <a href="http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/index.htm" target="_blank">http://waltdatedworld.bravepag...ndex.htm</a>
Originally Posted By brotherdave There were two that I know of. At the Reception Outpost/River Country Parking area and at Pioneer Hall. The Meadows Trading Post looked like it could have been a station, too, but I don't think it was ever used as such. The lack of stations also could have led to the railroad's demise, imho.
Originally Posted By scottnj1966 Updated link for the Fort Wilderness Railroad page. I rebuilt it since it was closed down. They did so much work on it, I just couldnt let it die. It is still a work in progress since a few things are lost. A few people have been nice enough to share missing data. <a href="http://www.bigfloridacountry.com/fortwildernessrr.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bigfloridacountry.c...ssrr.htm</a>
