Kris TTOS 1973 Disneyland Hotel Convention Boxcars

The Toy Train Operating Society held a 1973 convention at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. The first boxcar below is described in the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.

Toy Train Operating Society 1973 Disneyland Hotel Convention, Anaheim, California boxcar; white; sliding smooth doors with Depot picture; Goofy operating the train; half ladders. Variation (D) in Greenberg's.

Toy Train Operating Society 1973 Disneyland Hotel Convention, Anaheim, California boxcar; white; black roof; sliding smooth doors with Depot picture; Goofy operating the train; half ladders. Black roof variation not in Greenberg's.

Drawn Mickey Mouse variation not in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Signed variation not in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Signed variation not in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Signed variation not in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Toy Train Operating Society 1973 Disneyland Hotel Convention, Anaheim, California boxcar; white; black roof; sliding smooth doors with Depot picture; Goofy operating the train; half ladders. Ward Kimball signed and dated this car on the left. Signed variation not in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Toy Train Operating Society 1973 Disneyland Hotel Convention, Anaheim, California boxcar; white; sliding smooth doors with Depot picture; Goofy operating the train; half ladders. Ward Kimball signed and dated this car on the left. Signed variation not in Greenberg's.

Close-up photo of Ward Kimball's autograph.