Knotts Berry Farm Souvenir Collector Plate Engine 41, Sad Eye Joe,

Knotts Berry Farm Souvenir Collector Plate
Made in Japan
Knott's Berry Farm is a 57-acre (2,500,000 sq ft) theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In March 2015, it was ranked as the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America, while averaging approximately 4 million visitors per year. The park features over 40 rides, including roller coasters, family rides, dark rides, and water rides.
Walter and Cordelia Knott first settled in Buena Park in 1920. The park began as a roadside berry stand run by Walter Knott along State Route 39 in California. By the 1940s, a restaurant, several shops, and other attractions had been constructed on the property to entertain a growing number of visitors, including a replica ghost town. The site continued its transformation into a modern amusement park over the next two decades, and an admission charge was added in 1968. In 1997, the park was sold to Cedar Fair for $300 million.

Engine 41 Train - Opened in 1952 and still rolling today, The Ghost Town & Calico Railway is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad and amusement park attraction within Knott's Berry Farm, an amusement park located in Buena Park, California. The engines, which were coal-burners, originally had diamond stacks (to catch the coal cinders), a wooden pilot, and a sand dome that was a bit more ornate (see accompanying photos). The passenger cars have been modified slightly over the years, but they largely retain their original appearance, except for the paint scheme. They were originally painted in Passenger Car Red, rather than Pullman Green. The roster includes two C-19 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Denver & Rio Grande in 1881. When retired from service in Colorado, they were D&RGW No. 340 Green River (formerly D&RG #400, named Gold Nugget No. 40 for many years on the GT&C) from the Denver & Rio Grande Western and RGS No. 41 Red Cliff (recently renamed Walter K at the 60th anniversary ceremony January 12, 2012) from the Rio Grande Southern. D&RGW No. 340 was rebuilt in 2016 and is in use, alternating service with RGS No. 41.

The Gold Mine in Ghost Town - 

This attraction opened in 1948 in time for the centennial of the 1848 Sutter's Mill discovery of gold and start of the California Gold Rush. In general, many buildings and artifacts in the "Ghost Town" were actually relocated starting in 1940 from ghost towns, neighboring ranches, or abandoned areas of western towns.

Sad Eye Joe - Sad Eye Joe, the beloved character and sole occupant at Knott’s Berry Farm Jail since 1941, may be a wooden man wearing a frown, but he can speak, call you by name and read your mind. It’s an attraction that began decades ago when founder Walter Knott built the amusement park’s Ghost Town in 1940.

Ghost Town Street - Ghost Town is one of four main areas of Knott's Berry Farm and the oldest part of the park.

Goldie's Joint - A house of ill repute opened in the 1940s. Replaced by a replica in 2010-ish. 

The plate is meant to be hung (see the string on the back) with the original MADE IN JAPAN sticker.  Measures about 6 inches in diameter x .75 inches tall.
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