The C. K. Holliday is steam locomotive #1 on the Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Holliday is an an old 4-4-0 engine or an American type steam locomotive built by the Walt Disney Studios in 1954, and went into service at Disneyland on July 17, 1955. It was named after Cyrus Kurtz Holliday, founder of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, which was the sponsor of the Disneyland Railroad from 1955 to 1974. It is equipped with a single-chime Lunkenheimer steam whistle.
The steam engine was converted to burn biodiesel in 2007, as it is less polluting than burning Diesel #2.
On a side note, C. K. Holliday is also the name of steam locomotive 2 at the Disneyland Railroad in Disneyland Paris.
Trivia[]
- C.K. Holiday appears to be based off of Central Pacific No. 173.
- These types of engines were used most common on American railroads during the 1800s and 1830s until 1928.
- C. K. Holliday bears a strong resemblance to the Lilly Belle, which in turn had been modeled after the Central Pacific No. 173 locomotive.
- It was featured in Disney Emoji Blitz as the Steam Train emoji, although it was modeled after Casey Junior in his 2019 appearance.
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C. K. Holliday in Disney Emoji Blitz
C. K. Holliday in Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Disneyland Fun
C. K. Holliday's basis, The Central Pacific #173, alias Sonama
