Friday, June 26, 2015

All Hail the Combine!



I had the pleasure of attending an event at Walt's Barn in Griffith Park on Saturday. Although the focus was on a new display celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Disneyland Railroad, I was most excited to finally see the Combine in person. For those not familiar with what a combine is, it's a combination (thus the name) passenger and freight coach.



The one on display near the Barn gave many years of faithful service to Disneyland guests.



And it looks brand-spanking new!





It was such a treat to be able to board this historic coach.



The section for freight:



To put things in perspective, here are a few vintage 1950's images showing the Combine in service at Disneyland:







January 1961:



August 1962:



September 1965:



Undated 1960's:



For more information about visiting Walt's Barn and the Carolwood Foundation, be sure to visit their website.

More Walt's Barn photos at my main website.

3 comments:

K. Martinez said...

Gorgeous! It must've been a thrill boarding history.

Fifthrider said...

Wow, looks great. I had no idea it was restored or even still existed. Thank you. I'll be making a trip in person to see someday soon.

Ugh, I know it's the 50's but there's no excuse for that yellow hat the man in the 9th picture is wearing.

Darryl said...

Walt and his toys