The Ghost Town & Calico Railway is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad located within Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. Walter Knott began construction in 1951 after acquiring vintage rolling stock and equipment to create a functioning Old West railroad attraction. Service started in November 1951, officially opening on January 12, 1952. Most locomotives and cars originated from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) and the Rio Grande Southern Railroad (RGS). Notably, D&RGW equipment was painted in "Rio Grande Gold" for the 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair, a color that was also used on “The Silverton” train in 1950. The Ghost Town & Calico Railway adopted this color when it launched operations, though it initially featured overly decorative paint schemes and inaccurately shaped diamond stacks. Efforts have been made to restore the trains to a more historically authentic 1940s appearance. Today, engines feature straight stacks and boiler-tube pilots, and p...