<VV> Re: CORVAIR POWER

[UltraMonzaWest at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/14/2005 12:23:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Sethracer at aol.com writes:

> A company in Mountain View, CA, Arrow industries, made amusement  rides, 
> including a small gage railroad with a Corvair engine and PG trans. They  
> may have 
> built the one you saw. There was one installed at Frontier  Village in San 
> Jose, CA. Back in the 1970's, I rode the train and interviewed  the head 
> mechanic about the maintenance he performed on it. It was written up in  an 
> article 
> later copied in the Communique, I believe. When that park was sold  for 
> housing, the complete train including the track and all rolling stock was  
> moved to 
> some large shopping center somewhere in southern CA, Orange county, I  
> believe. 
> I'm not sure. 
> 
> Seth  Emerson
> 
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Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Chairman V V
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