<VV> Corvair Powered Train

[Sethracer at aol.com]

I assume you know about the Corvair powered train, originally built by  
Arrow Development, a builder of concessions for amusement parks. I chugged  
around "Frontier Village" in San Jose Ca until the park closed in 1980. I  
interviewed the chief mechanic for Frontier Village about the locomotive. The  
engine had (has?) a 95 HP with a PG. It chugged around the perimeter of the  
park, like the train at Disneyland, but with no stops, as I recall. They 
bought  a new motor every other year, and would rebuild the one they removed, 
keep it as  a spare, and swap it back in for a second run. That must have 
been tough  duty for the powertrain, stop and go, never more than about 2500RPM 
and 8-10  hours a day. He said it was very reliable. 
 
_http://www.frontiervillage.net/pages/fvrr2.html_ 
(http://www.frontiervillage.net/pages/fvrr2.html) 
 
and now in Cameron Park, CA
 
_www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5c-iCP0QWs_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5c-iCP0QWs) 
 
- Enjoy! - Seth Emerson