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Ward Kimball Grizzly Flats Railroad Ticket.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Disneyana Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Ward Kimball Grizzly Flats Railroad Ticket.
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(Kimball, 1997) An extremely rare, hand-numbered ticket for the April 12, 1997 Steam Up of the locomotive Chloe on the Grizzly Flats Railroad, the backyard railroad of legendary Disney animator Ward Kimball. Operated from 1946-2006, the Grizzly Flats was the first such personal railroad in the United States. It served as direct inspiration for Walt Disney’s own Carolwood Pacific Railroad and ultimately influenced the design of the Disneyland Railroad. The code of conduct enumerated on the ticket includes, “No Spitting, Fisticuffs, Foul-Language, Gun-Play or Untoward Advances at the Women-Folk shall be allowed…No Shooting of Buffalo, Prairie Dogs, Children, or other Wild Game from the chair car window While the Train is in Motion…” The ticket is hand numbered in red felt pen, “076”. Measuring 3.5”x7”, the ticket is in very fine condition with only the faintest suggestion of wear.