The Green Train
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| Road Number: N/A (Formerly No. 3) |
| Builder: Crown Metal Products, Wyno, PA |
| Serial Number: 3-80-24 |
| Build Date: 1963 |
| Wheels: 4-4-0 |
| Empty Weight: 6,000 lbs |
| Operating Weight: 8,000 lbs |
| Tractive Effort: 1,100 lbs |
| Boiler Pressure: 150 PSIG |
| Cylinders: 4" x 7" |
| Driver Diameter: 18" |
| Fuel: Propane |
| Gauge: 24" |
| Status: On Display |
| Utah State Boiler Inspection Number: U2369-75 |
| Boiler Manufacturer: Munroe PCH |
| Boiler Serial Number: 95509 |
The Green Train was originally built as a coal fired locomotive for Orville Gunther, founder of Bank of American Fork, American Fork, Utah, in 1963. The Green Train was styled after an 1880's era American 4-4-0 locomotive with a large balloon stack and pilot.
The Green Train was removed from regular service on The Wild Kingdom Train in 1989. For several years, The Green Train's tender and coaches remained on a stretch of Pioneer Village Railroad track, located behind the buildings on the west side of Pioneer Village's Main Street. The locomotive of the Green Train remained under a tarp on a spur track that connected the Wild Kingdom Train and Pioneer Village Railroad tracks. After several years of sitting, The Green Train's locomotive, tender, and coaches were moved out by Lagoon's Maintenance Warehouse where they sat until 1997.
During the summer of 1997, The Green Train's locomotive and tender were moved to a short section of display track near the Rattlesnake Rapids Observation Area. In 1998, the locomotive and tender were repainted into their current paint scheme and a shelter was built over the display track.
The exact date and year the Green Train was sold to Lagoon and placed into service on the Wild Kingdom Train is unknown, but believed to be around 1975. Oddly enough, The Green Train also carried the No. 3, on it's headlight, and it is unknown if the Wild Kingdom Train operated with two locomotives (Houston and The Green Train) with the No. 3. It is also Unknown if The Green Train arrived at Lagoon with 4 Crown Metal Products "Fancy" Coaches constructed of Steel or if Lagoon purchased them later.
Under the green and yellow paint it is obvious that the coaches were first painted red and black. The Green Train's coaches also have one of a kind brackets and trellis.
Paint Schemes of the Green Train
Originally: Green and red with yellow trim.
Unknown - Unknown: Green with red and yellow trim.
Unknown - 1997: Green with black and yellow trim with dark green, light green, and yellow coaches.
1998 - Present: Locomotive and tender painted black and red as Rattlesnake Railroad.