Mark Eades

Experience Walt Disney's love of trains

LOS ANGELES -- Before there was a Disneyland Railroad, Walt Disney used to have his own miniature live steam railroad at his home in Holmby Hills.

Pieces of the railroad can still be seen, though it has moved several miles to a spot in Griffith Park.

The Carolwood Pacific Railroad was named after the street where Disney's home was located. Walt's original setup included 2,615 feet of track that even crossed a 46-foot-long trestle and ducked through a 90-foot-long tunnel that ran underneath Mrs.

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