Disneyland Railroad 2-4-4T No. 3 (Fred Gurley)
Anaheim, CA, United States 		Location: Disneyland
Status: Operational
Posted: Jul 31, 2013 @ 14:07:26 by Erik
Please change wheel arrangement to 2-4-4RT
Posted: Aug 2, 2012 @ 13:08:23 by Erik
MUSA, the Gurley is not stored, she is very much operational and running well.
Posted: Sep 24, 2009 @ 21:09:57 by Blake forgione
this locomotive was built as a 0-4-4 but when Disneyland bought it, they converted to a 2-4-4
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 @ 12:11:11 by MUSA
Engine #3 has broken a valve yoke on her engineer side, and is currently stored in the back of the engine house. Unitl the mechanics get off their butts, and on the job, engine 3 will remain stored.
Posted: May 6, 2008 @ 20:05:04 by Musa
This engine is now back in operation, and was featured on Display in Fullerton for Fullerton Railroad Days this past weekend.
Posted: Apr 17, 2008 @ 19:04:36 by J.D. Marzec
The Fred Gurley is now back in service!!!
Posted: Mar 3, 2008 @ 17:03:40 by Daniel L

Latest reports state that #3 was recently fired up and test ran at the Disneyland shops.

Daniel L

Posted: Aug 17, 2007 @ 21:08:16 by Musa
This locomotive is now out of service and undergoing an overhaul. She was taken apart by a Bay Area contractor from Mission Tool. After her in house disassembly, she was sent to Paul Buschan of Buschan Boiler repairs where she will be completely rebuilt. The rebuild will include new set of tubes, a new set of tires, a new cab, mabey a new boiler, and a new swing bolster tender truck. The expecting date of the locomotive returning to service is unknown at this time.
Posted: Aug 26, 2005 @ 07:08:12 by peter m. preston
No. 3 is a industral-use locomotive exhibiting another of the many options offer by locomotive builders to meet certain precise needs. Most locomotives pull tenders, large trailing cars which carried a supply of water and fuel for the boiler. The locomotive used in industrial plants to haul equipment, gravel, or fuel, around the property didn't need large tenders because were never far away from water and fuel supplies. In fact, a tender just added unnecessary lenth to the locomotive. The weight of water and fuel in the tanks also helped No. 3 pull loads without spinning her wheels.
Posted: Aug 23, 2005 @ 19:08:15 by peter m. preston
Roger asked Jerry Best for help. "We need to add another locomotive to the Park, Walt thinks we can save money by buying an old narrow-gauge steamer and restoring it like Kimball did with his two old Baldwins." Jerry knew C. W. Witbeck and his brother owned several little steam engines in Louisiana. After contacting them, the Witbecks had several locomotives for them to look at including one built by Baldwin in 1894 that was in good condition. When Roger and Jerry arrive to Witbeck's yard.They were shown the steam engine, which was sitting alone in a field of weeds, Exposed to the Louisiana weather. the metal was deeply rusted. and the wood had rotted. After a closer inspction that took most of an hour,Jerry pronounced that all running gear on the "Forney"- style Baldwin 0-4-4T appeared to be intact. The boiler was shot, and water tank's copper bottom had completely corroded. The locomotive's frame, wheel,rods cylinders,and domes appeared to be sound, along with the valves and levers on the boiler's backhead. A week later the Balwin was sold to Disney for $1,500
Posted: Aug 19, 2005 @ 23:08:02 by peter m. preston
As Michael Broggie tells the story. Ward Kimball only refs to this episode in his relationship with Walt Disney as "The Great Train Robbery." During a telephone call that got Kimball out of bed early on Sunday morning, Walt suggested that if Ward would loan his engine to Disneyland, he could come down to the Park on Mondays or Tuesdays (when the Park is closed) and run it all he wanted. Ward protested that Choe was a wood burner, and would pose a fire hazard in the Park. Walt responded that this wasn't a problem: "We'll convert it to burn oil just like No. 1 and No. 2." Ward held his ground, telling Walt that he wasn't interested either of his prized locomotives to Disneyland. "You can find another engine-there's plenty of them sitting around the country," According to Ward, Walt didn't speak to him for several weeks after he refused the offer. But Walt did follow Ward's advice; he asked Roger Broggie to begin looking for another locomotive among whatever vintage narrow- gauge stock had survived the scrapper's torch. so the story of  No. 3 begins.
Posted: Nov 16, 2003 @ 12:11:34 by Richard

Godchaux Eng #3 is in Reserve, La. Construction # 16199

The Godchaux #1 construction # 14065  is currently in Disneyland as the Fred Gurley Engine #3 

 

Posted: Mar 25, 2003 @ 22:03:23 by Michael Phillips
This locomotive is the oldest of the four locomotives on the Disneyland Railroad. All of the engineers I have spoken with there love this engine because it runs and fires quite nicely. It had to be completely rebuilt after Disneyland purchased it from Gerald M. Best. A special excursion train was also built for this locomotive.
Posted: Nov 2, 2002 @ 21:11:09 by Jeff Hartmann
Disneyland and this locomotive are located in Anaheim, CA.