Crews Install New Train Tracks During Disneyland Railroad Closure

Crew members are installing a new track for the Disneyland Railroad, which has been closed for two months.

Disneyland Railroad Construction

Workers in orange vests inspecting railway tracks beneath an elevated road, surrounded by trees and construction cones.

From the Monorail, we saw crew members actively installing the new track in the northeast corner of Disneyland. Four crew members appeared to be securing a stretch of track over railroad ties.

A railroad track with wooden beams and orange markers on the side, adjacent to a sloped grassy area. A tilted traffic cone with a pole is near the embankment.

Further down, new rails were sitting to the side, but the ties were already in place. Red spraypaint on the ground indicated where the ties and rails needed to be laid.

Workers wearing orange vests operate a forklift and install new railroad ties beside train tracks, surrounded by a wooded area.

As the Monorail continued, we saw two crew members laying ties. Another crew member was driving a vehicle carrying a pile of ties.

A worker operates a small yellow road roller on a gravel path near a wooden fence with pink markings on the ground.

Another crew member was driving a small roller several yards behind.

Two mini excavators are parked on a gravel path next to a wooden retaining wall and railway tracks, surrounded by trees.

Two diggers were parked next to the rails. They were in use at the time.

View of a construction site near train tracks, with stacks of materials, a parked white truck, and surrounding trees.

The new track will be connected to this switch, which is used to send trains to the backstage roundhouse where Disneyland Railroad trains and Monorails are maintained. The track around the switch either wasn’t replaced or has already been replaced.

Construction site near a road with a white truck, a loader, barriers, and trees in the background.

Around the bend, there’s no track where trains usually cross a backstage road. A crew member was in a vehicle at the edge of the road, likely preparing the area for a new track.

The Disneyland Railroad has been closed since August 4. Prior to that date, the New Orleans Square station was closed due to nearby construction on The Haunted Mansion queue, as well as Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Bayou Country. Last month, we saw refurbishment work begin on the Main Street, U.S.A. train station.

The Disneyland Railroad has been a classic part of Disneyland Park since it opened in 1955, inspiring similar railroad systems at other Disney parks. It has stations at Main Street, New Orleans Square, Mickey’s Toontown, and Tomorrowland. The railroad’s current engines are the C.K. Holliday, E.P. Ripley, Fred Gurley, Ernest S. Marsh, and Ward Kimball.

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