The Viewliner opened in June 1957. It was billed as the fastest miniature train in the world.
There were two separate trains both designed after the GM futuristic Aerotrain.
It was originally conceived as a way to take up the space vacated by the Mickey Mouse Club Circus.
The train ran until construction on the Matterhorn and submarines began in 1958 making it one of the most short lived of all Disneyland attractions.
This photo shows the viewliner station construction:
The viewliner represented the future of rail travel and it ran along next to the steam engine
which represented the past.
The Fantasyland train was painted blue and the passenger cars were named after Disney Characters.
The Tomorrowland train was painted red and the cars were named after the planets.
Here is Walt himself engineering the train:
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