There is an “Arrival and Departure” bulletin board on the ground floor of the Main Street Train Station.
The locations depicted are not just random names, but have meaning.
Here they are:
Grizzle Bear Flats:
The Grizzly Flats Railroad was the name of Ward Kimball’s backyard railroad.
Kimball Canyon:
Animator Ward Kimball was one of the “Nine Old Men” and worked on such classics as “Pinocchio,” “Dumbo,” and the “Three Caballeros.”
Hickory:
Hickory is the town depicted in the Disney movie, “Follow Me Boys“ released in theaters on December 1, 1966.
Siddons City:
Lemuel Siddons was the character played by Fred MacMurray in the movie “Follow Me Boys.”
Medfield:
Medfield College was the setting for a number of Disney movies including “The Absent Minded Professor,” “Son of Flubber,” and “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.”
Rutledge:
Rutledge College was the rival school of Medfield College.
Harrington Hills:
Harrington was the town depicted in the Disney movie “Pollyanna,” released in theaters on May 19, 1960.
Pendergast Plains:
Adolphe Menjou played the villain, Mr. Pendergast in the movie “Pollyanna.”
Bullwhip:
From the Disney movie, “The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin” starring Bryan Russell, Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, and Karl Malden. It was released on March 3, 1967.
Griffin Gulch:
See above.
I was able to figure out most of these entries on my own, but Harrington Hills and Pendergast Plains had me stumped. While researching these names, I came across the following web-site:
http://www.2719hyperion.com/2006/11/deciphering-train-bulletin.html
I found that someone had already beaten me to the punch on this blog, but I felt it could be recycled.
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