ONE OF WALT DISNEYS NINE OLD MEN WARD KIMBALL'S GRIZZLY FLATS RR FIRST RUN 1944!

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ONE OF WALT DISNEYS NINE OLD MEN WARD KIMBALL'S GRIZZLY FLATS RR FIRST RUN 1944!
One of Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men Disney Legend Ward Kimball's GRIZZLY FLATS RAILROAD
The Grizzly Flats Railroad’s, Ward Kimball, with his Nevada Central Baldwin Locomotive, and a 1881 Carson & Colorado Passenger Coach Celebrating the GRAND OPENING & INAUGURAL 1944 RUN of Ward Kimball’s Backyard Grizzly Flats Railroad!
You are bidding on four 11” x 14” original pages only from a 1944 Life Magazine titled: “Life Goes To A Railroad Party" that featured the neighborhood party thrown to witness the Inaugural Run of Ward & Betty Kimball’s Grizzly Flats Railroad which was the first full-size backyard railroad in the United States!
Ward Kimball, One Of Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men”, was also an avid collector of antique Fire Equipment, antique American and European Model Trains . . . along with his own Full-Sized Grizzly Flats Railroad . . . all in his backyard! If you ever had the opportunity to visit Ward & Betty Kimball’s home in San Gabriel, he gave you a personal tour of his backyard collection . . . it was very special!
As a lifelong railfan, Ward Kimball purchased a 1881 Barney & Smith Company Passenger Coach in 1938. He originally wanted the coach to house his collection of model trains at his home in San Gabriel, however his wife Betty suggested that he also needed a locomotive to pull the coach. So he purchased a Baldwin 2-6-0 locomotive that was designated for “scrap” for 0 and renamed it the "Emma Nevada”.
It took several years of restoration, but the Kimball’s backyard Grizzly Flats Railroad became operational in 1944. The Grizzly Flats Railroad became the first full-scale backyard railroad in the United States and consisted of 900 feet of narrow-gauge track, including a 500 foot main line.
Ward gradually added a second Baldwin steam locomotive, a 1907 0-4-2T, that he named “Chloe" after his daughter. The Chloe pulled a set of train cars custom made by Kimball, consisting of a four-bench open cars added around 1975 and two passenger-carrying gondolas built around 1993. Kimball also added a roundhouse, a water tower, a windmill, and a depot building.
The depot building was given to him by his boss, Walt Disney, and was originally used as a set piece for the 1949 Disney film “So Dear To My Heart”. Ward and Betty regularly held “Steam-Ups”, which were parties hosted at their home when the Grizzly Flats Railroad was in operation.
We are willing to work on the price for this item, therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item, and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
You are bidding on these wonderful four 1944 Life Magazine pages of Ward Kimball's Grizzly Flats Railroad Inaguaral Run only. The color photograph of the Grizzly Flats Railroad is included for informational purposes only and are not a part of this ebay sale.
We have also been going through a large number of Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of items that we have collected over the past 45 years! Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites. We will continue to add more Disney Memorabilia Items often!
THE INAUGURAL 1944 RUN OF WARD KIMBALL’S GRIZZY FLATS RAILROAD!
DESCRIPTION
One of
Walt
Disney
’
s
Nine Old Men
Disney
Legend
Ward
Kimball's
GRIZZLY
FLATS
RAILROAD
with his
Nevada Central
Baldwin
Locomotive,
and a
1881
Carson & Colorado
Passenger Coach
Celebrating the
GRAND
OPENING &
INAUGURAL
1944 RUN
of
Ward
Kimball
’
s
Backyard
Grizzly Flats
Railroad!
You are bidding on four
11
”
x  14” original pages only
from a 1944 Life Magazine titled:
“
Life Goes To A Railroad Party"
that featured the
neighborhood
party thrown
to
witness the Inaugural Run
of
Ward
& Betty Kimball’s
Grizzly Flats Railroad
which was the first full-size
backyard railroad in the United States!
Ward Kimball,
One Of Walt Disney’s
“Nine Old Men”,
was also an avid collector of antique Fire Equipment,
antique American and European Model Trains . . .
along with his own Full-Sized
Grizzly Flats Railroad . . .
all in his backyard!
If you ever had the opportunity to visit
Ward & Betty Kimball
’
s home in San Gabriel, he
gave you a personal tour of his backyard collection . . .
it was very special!
As a lifelong railfan, Ward Kimball purchased a
1881 Barney & Smith
Company Passenger Coach in 1938.
He originally wanted the coach to house his collection of
model trains at his home in San Gabriel, however his wife
Betty suggested that he also needed a locomotive to pull
the coach.
So he purchased a Baldwin 2-6-0 locomotive
that was designated for
“scrap” for 0
and renamed it the
"Emma Nevada
”
.  It took several years of restoration, but
the Kimball
’
s backyard Grizzly Flats Railroad became
operational in 1944.  The Grizzly Flats Railroad became the
first full-scale backyard railroad in the United States
and consisted of 900 feet of
narrow-gauge track,
including a 500 foot main line.
Ward gradually added a second Baldwin steam locomotive,
a 1907 0-4-2T,  that he named “Chloe" after his daughter.
The Chloe pulled a set of train cars custom made by Kimball,
consisting of a four-bench open cars added around 1975
and two passenger-carrying gondolas built around 1993.
Kimball also added a roundhouse, a water tower,
a windmill,
and a depot building.
The depot
building was given to him by his boss, Walt Disney,
and was originally used as a set piece for the 1949
Disney film “So Dear To My Heart”.
Ward and Betty
regularly held
“
Steam-Ups
”
,
which were parties hosted at their home when
the Grizzly Flats Railroad was in operation.
You are bidding on these wonderful four 1944
Life Magazine pages of Ward Kimball's
Grizzly Flats Railroad Inaguaral Run only.
The color photograph of the Grizzly Flats Railroad
is included for informational purposes only
and are not a part of this ebay sale.
We are willing to work on the price for this item,
therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item,
and you also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
We have also been going through a large number
of Disney Memorabilia boxes
containing thousands
of items that we have collected over the past 45 years!
Take a look at our “OTHER ITEMS” and then mark
our “Ebay Store” as one of your favorites.
We will continue to add more
Disney Memorabilia Items often!
We will be happy to offer a shipping and handling discount
on items that can be safely packaged together.
Email with any questions.
CONDITION
* Used and sold "As-Is".
* The Buyer pays for shipping and handling.
* No International shipping.
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and you should get a prompt reply.
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as there may not be enough time to respond.
DIS KIMBALL 10.21.01.05
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