Walt Disney World Railroad No. 3, named Roger E. Broggie, is a "Ten-Wheeler" type a 4-6-0 steam locomotive built by the Baldwin locomotive works in 1925 for the United Railways of Yucatan as Number 275.
The locomotive was used for passenger and freight service on the United Railways of Yucatan. It was retired from service in 1969 and sold to Walt Disney World. It was overhauled in a shipyard in Tampa, Florida, and was renumbered to 3. The engine was put into service with the park's opening on October 1, 1971. Today, it is named after an American mechanical engineer who worked with Walt Disney, Roger E. Broggie.
In June 2019, the locomotive was sent to the Strasburg Rail Road's workshop to be rebuilt and later returned to Walt Disney World around September 2023. On February 21, 2024, No. 3 returned to regular service.
Trivia[]
- The builder's number of this locomotive and the Walt Disney World Railroad #1, "Walter E. Disney", are just one number off of each other, as well as being the exact same design. Because of this, Walter and Roger are referred to as the "Brother Trains."
- Imagineer Roger Broggie disliked the sound of this locomotive's original bell before it was named after him. He said that it sounded like a hammer hitting an old frying pan. In response, George Britton swapped the Roger E. Broggie locomotive and Liberty Belle riverboat's bells.
- The locomotive's whistle is a Lonergan 4 inch 3-chime, which replaced its original Buckeye 3 inch 3-chime that had worn out in early 2014.
- When first bought by Disney, locomotive had been in worse condition compared to its twin No. 1 Walter E. Disney but turned out to be the smoothest running locomotive when rebuilt.
- Both No. 2 and No. 3 have the exact same smokestacks, albeit with the No. 3 locomotive's smokestack being slightly taller. However, the smokestack of the No. 3 was shortened down in height for the locomotive to be fitted underneath the WDWRR's new Tron tunnel.
- When the No. 3 first entered service, the locomotive was painted in a forest green scheme with a red cab. The green color was similar to (if not the same as) the green used on the No. 2.
- After a refurbishment at Tweetsie Railroad from 2002 to 2003, the No. 3 locomotive was repainted into an emerald green paint scheme, while retaining the red cab. This shade of green is shared with the two Tweetsie locomotives, Nos. 12 and 190.
- Upon returning from its overhaul at the Strasburg Rail Road in 2023, the No. 3 was repainted back into its 1971-2002 paint scheme, while also receiving a new text font and tender logo design.
- This locomotive was originally planned to be named after Roy O. Disney and become No. 2, but Roy did not want his name attached to the locomotive nearly identical to the No. 1 named after Walt Disney. As a result, it would eventually become No. 3 and named after Roger Broggie instead.