Disneyland Railroad No. 2 E.P. Ripley

Disneyland Railroad No. 2 "E.P. Ripley" is a 4-4-0 American type steam locomotive built by the Walt Disney Studios in 1954 for the Disneyland Railroad.
It went into service in 1955, and it was named after Edward Payson Ripley, the fourteenth president of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, which was the sponsor of the Disneyland Railroad from 1955 to 1974.
Today the locomotive is still at Disneyland while operating on the Disneyland Railroad. However, from 2016 to 2023, the #2 was out of service due to issues with its in-cab signalling system on the railroad's new alignment. After a lengthy overhaul, the locomotive returned to service on March 6, 2023. Since 2024, this locomotive is currently one of only two locomotives to still have its original whistle; the No. 4 Ernest S. Marsh being the other. However, the No. 2 was given a new bell during its overhaul, as the original 1955 bell was allegedly given to Disney president Bob Iger as a retirement gift.
== Trivia ==
*The locomotive is Designed to resemble the Baltimore and Ohio No. 774 locomotive, per advice from Gerald Best.
*The steam engine was converted to burn biodiesel in 2007, as it is less polluting than oil. Mechanically, it is identical to the C. K. Holliday locomotive.
*This is one of only two 4-4-0 locomotives owned by the Disneyland Railroad.
==Gallery==
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File:Original-Disneyland-Steam-Engine-E.P.-Ripley-Restored-00008.jpg|E.P. Ripley as it appeared following its return to service.
CKHolidayandEPRipley.png|E.P. Ripley and C.K. Holliday in the 1950s.
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