Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán

A typical Baldwin 4-6-0 of the railway.

Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge[1] railroad that operated in the state of Yucatán in Mexico. The last 4-4-0 locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works were made for this railroad. Locals referred to its locomotives as toros de fuegos (English: bulls of fire).[2]

Disney connection

Five of this railroad's steam locomotives were bought by Roger Broggie on behalf of the The Walt Disney Company in 1969.[2] Four of these were completely rebuilt and are currently operating on the Walt Disney World Railroad.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Surviving Steam Locomotive Search - Bay Lake, Florida
  2. 1 2 Broggie, Michael. Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom, 4th ed., pp. 316-325, The Donning Company Publishers, 2014. ISBN 978-1-57864-914-3.

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