Red Car Trolley

The Red Car Trolley is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge tramway and transportation attraction at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.[1] Construction began on January 4, 2010 and the attraction opened on June 15, 2012 as part of the re-dedication of the park.[2][3] The attraction features replicas of the Pacific Electric Railway's "Red Cars" that once traversed much of Southern California, and provides transportation between the park's main entry at Buena Vista Street and Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! in Hollywood Land.[4]

For the 20th–century Los Angeles–based transportation network, see Pacific Electric.
Red Car Trolley
Side view of car 717 in 2012
Disney California Adventure
AreaBuena Vista Street / Hollywood Land
Coordinates33°48′30″N 117°55′09″W
StatusUnder construction
Opening dateJune 15, 2012 (2012-06-15) (Original)
Summer 2020 (Reopening)
Closing dateApril 1, 2019 (2019-04-01) (Original)
General statistics
Attraction typeTrolley
ManufacturerBrookville Equipment Corporation
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemePacific Electric Railway
Vehicles2
Riders per vehicle21
Wheelchair accessible

Operation

Frequency

Trolleys run approximately every 8 minutes while the park is open.[5] Unlike the Main Street Vehicles that travel through neighboring Disneyland, the Red Car Trolley runs all day, only briefly pausing service when a parade travels down Hollywood Boulevard.

Vehicles

The line has two trolley cars,[6] built by Brookville Equipment, a manufacturer of diesel switcher locomotives and a rebuilder of classic trolley cars. The design of the Red Car Trolley rolling stock are inspired by the Pacific Electric "Hollywood" class cars, built in the 1920s.

  • Car 623 is inspired by the 600-series trolleys built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1922, and wears a paint scheme similar to the one used when the "Hollywood" cars were first delivered. The “23” in the car's number is a reference to the year 1923 when Walt Disney arrived in California.[6]
  • Car 717 is inspired by the 700-750 series trolleys built by the J. G. Brill Company in 1925, and wears a paint scheme similar to Pacific Electric's iconic Art Deco “wings” design. The car's number “717” is a reference to the opening date of Disneyland, July 17, 1955.[6]

Unlike the original Pacific Electric trolley cars, which drew their power from an overhead wire, the "Red Car Trolley" cars are battery-operated. The onboard batteries are fully recharged overnight in the car barn, and the battery is periodically "topped off" through non-contact charging using induction coils in the ground where the cars rest at the Sunset Boulevard stop.[7][8] The trolley poles on the cars and the overhead catenary lines through the park are not energized and were added to enhance authenticity.[6]

  • Car 623 wears a paint scheme the Pacific Electric's "Hollywood" cars originally wore as-delivered.
  • Car 717 in 2013, wearing Pacific Electric's better-known later paint scheme featuring orange wing-like designs.
  • The two trolley cars passing in 2014, with Mickey Mouse riding in the rear cab.


Stops
Red Car Trolley
Car barn
(not open to public)
 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
Carthay Circle
Buena Vista Street
Bus and parking lot tram transfers
(via short walks outside park)

The Red Car Trolley line has four stops throughout Buena Vista Street and Hollywood Land.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Imagineer brings rail passion to Disney expansion". Orange County Register. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  2. MacDonald, Brady (June 13, 2012). "Review: Buena Vista Street lets visitors walk in Walt Disney's shoes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  3. "Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker VIII". micechat.com.
  4. "Buena Vista Street and Newly Designed Front Entrance in 2012". Disneylandnews.com. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010.
  5. "Red Car Trolley". disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  6. "The Red Car Trolleys of Buena Vista Street". Disneyland Resort News (Press release). Disney Parks. October 1, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  7. "New Replica Streetcars". Brookville Equipment Corporation.
  8. "ADVANCES IN WIRELESS POWER REITERATE BROOKVILLE’S COMMITMENT TO INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES"
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