Disneyland's Viewliner (a predecessor to the monorail) debuts. The system is made up of two separate narrow gauge, miniature trains that operate alongside portions of the Disneyland Railroad main line. Billed by Disneyland as "the fastest miniature train in the world," it is Walt's first attempt at "mass-transit" in the park. The vehicles were designed by Walt Disney Imagineer Bob Gurr and were based on General Motors’ futuristic "Las Vegas Aerotrain." Their coaches were constructed by a company called Standard Carriage Works and the locomotives were built in the machine shop of the Walt Disney Studios. (The Viewliner will operate until September 1958.)
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