beckychestney wrote:

> The locos at WDW were built custom as CNG engines.

This is not true. The four locomotives of the WDW Railroad were
built by Baldwin between 1916 and 1928 as wood-burners for the
United Railways of Yucatan. They were converted while still in
service in Mexico to burn Bunker C.

When the locomotives (plus a fifth that was scrapped before
service) were brought to Florida, Tampa Shipyards converted them
to burn low-sulfur #2 fuel oil -- the same as used by Disney's
bus fleet.

In recent years, there has been a gradual conversion to a mix of
#2 and bio-fuel; not sure if that's bio-*diesel* or something
else, but they do smell of french fries. None have ever been
equipped to run on gas of any kind.


And for those who don't yet know me, I was a Conductor and
Trainer on the WDW RR from 1999 to 2006, and since then have been
giving tours of the Magic Kingdom. Prior to 1999, I was the
director of the Kalmbach Memorial Library in Chattanooga, and I
remain the Director of Education for the Layout Design Special
Interest Group.

Cheers,
Bruce