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The Disneyland Railroad Observation car #106 started service in 1955 as the Grand Canyon; part of the Retlaw 1 consist. In 1976, the car was transformed into the Lilly Belle; an elegant, private railcar for distinguished guest.
This gold-finished pin is 2 inches tall.
(This gold-finished, waffle textured-back pin measures 2" tall by 1 7/16" wide.)
Back of pin: one pin post and
'Waiting for Walt'
Limited Edition
500
© Ape Pen Publishing
China
This pin is an Authorized pin from Ape Pen Publishing. This does not come out till 5/5/07. It’s a LE of 500 pins, and it’s a picture of the known Disneyland train car; Lilly Belle. When the car first was built it was known as the Grand Canyon car, it was later converted into Walt Disney’s private coach car; which carry many dignitaries from around the world. This pin can be found at www.apepenpublishing.com.
This image derives from the Mell Kilpatrick’s collection. Mell was Walt’s Disney special photographer who had unlimited access to the park till his death in 1962. No where else is this photo known to exist than Mell Kilpatrick’s collection of Vintage Disneyland Photography.
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