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He started building a railroad in his backyard - before the inspectors arrived

With permits, inspectors, and construction keeping him close to home, he turns an unexpected pile of reclaimed wood and scrap ...

Walt Disney built a 2,615-foot railroad in his backyard in 1950; when his house was demolished decades later, one tiny barn was saved and moved

For a few years in the 1950s, Walt Disney had an unusual feature in his Holmby Hills backyard: a working miniature railway ...
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Tulsa Garden Railroad Club opens miniature railroads to public

Members of the Tulsa Garden Railroad Club are opening their backyard train layouts to the public this weekend and again in ...
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Property where Disney built home and backyard railroad sells for $74 million

Back in 1949, Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, bought 5 acres in Los Angeles' tony Holmby Hills neighborhood on Carolwood Drive. They engaged architect James Dolena to build them a 17-room ...
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All aboard! Local train enthusiasts bring people along for the train ride — in their own backyards

MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — The whirling sound of a remote control vehicle fills John Fennema's backyard. It's because he has three trains traveling on the 700 feet of railroad that he built around the ...