I did the Disney World Backshop Tour discussed in the article. It was very cool. I would do it again and I recommend it to anyone that is a railfan or fan of Walt Disney. He was an amazing man.
On a related note, my wife and I miss the Disney licensed cars that Lionel used to make. I wish Lionel would get that license back. I would really love a high end scale version of the Lilly Belle. I have seen these HO Santa Fe & Disneyland cars and would really love O scale versions.
I wish MTH would get it because they already have the molds for a pretty accurate model The 19th cent era 4-6-0 MTH makes is based on the two matching ex Mexican Baldwins run at the park.