AN INSPIRING RAIL MODEL TV'S `ENGINEER BILL' STULLA RETURNS.Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Staff Writer GRIFFITH PARK Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. - It's been nearly 50 years since he introduced children in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, to model railroads, but ``Engineer Bill'' Stulla was back in his element Sunday, meeting children and riding the rails at the Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Barn in Traveltown. As the guest of the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society, Stulla, 89, was taken on a trip on a live steam engine around Traveltown and signed autographs for children, and those who remembered him from the 1950s television show ``Cartoon Express.'' ``It's like a flashback flash·back n. 1. An unexpected recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug long after its original use. 2. A recurring, intensely vivid mental image of a past traumatic experience. because he has the same personality, that wonderful voice,'' said Michael Broggie Michael Broggie (born June 19, 1942) is a nationally-recognized authority on the life and legacy of Walt Disney and the global empire he inspired. An accomplished author and public speaker, he tours the country lecturing on his first-person experiences with Walt Disney and many of , founder of the Historical Society and Disney historian. ``He's got a very gentle manner, a kind of a magical childlike personality that makes children very comfortable with him - and adults that remember him from their childhood. It takes them back in time.'' Stulla was honored with the Walt Disney Railroader Award, only the third time it has been awarded by the society. Broggie said the Westlake Village resident was a role model for children of his generation, displaying high standards and programming ideals with his shows. Stulla said he had fond memories of Disney, a fellow train buff, and remembers riding with Walt in the cab of a Disneyland steam engine. The 1900-era barn that had been the centerpiece of Walt Disney's miniature live steam Carolwood Pacific railroad The Pacific Railroad is a defunct U.S. railroad. It was a predecessor of both the Missouri Pacific Railroad and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The Pacific was chartered by the U.S. state of Missouri on March 3, 1849. was relocated last year to the Los Angeles Live Steamers Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum (LALS) is a non-profit public benefit corporation that was founded in 1956 by train enthusiasts for the purpose of educating people in railroad history and lore and to further the avocation of Live steam, gas-mechanical and electronic scale area at Traveltown. The society opens the barn to the public every third Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) ``Engineer Bill'' Stulla, from the early television show ``Cartoon Express'' rides a miniature train Sunday at Traveltown. (2) The 1900-era Walt Disney Barn, which was moved last year to Traveltown, is open the third Sunday of the month. (3) Mitch Buangsuwon, 3, and dad, Ai, of Altadena, inspect a miniature train on display Sunday at the Walt Disney Barn at Traveltown in Griffith Park. Lilly Barrett/Special to the Daily News |
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