<VV> What to do in Newport Beach, California? (any Corvair?)

[Tony Underwood]

At 01:00 PM 2/26/2014, hallgrenn at aol.com wrote:


>Lonzo,
>
>If you are in SOCAL on Friday evening visit the Burbank Big Boy 
>(right next to Toluca Lake) for their Friday night cruise in.  It's 
>also the oldest Big Boy (1946) and the burgers are good too.
>
>Bob



Not much to do with what to do in Newport beach, but I thought I'd 
mention that one of the better shape UP Big Boy locomotives has been 
removed from display and on its way to being restored to roadworthy 
shape and excursion service.  Finally.  There are a lot of folks who 
believe, that with the number of surviving Big Boy locomotives, ONE 
of them should be running.

Likewise the Nickel Plate Line #763 Berkshire (supposed the best 
running of all the NKP Berks) was recently sold off from the museum 
here and taken "back home" to be restored for excursion service.

And of course the Norfolk & Western J-class #611 streamliner is being 
prepped for its move from the Museum to the steam shops for overhaul 
and return to excursion service.  Finally, again.

OK, back to on-topic stuff... waiting for a dry spring to break out 
the '60 4-door again.  Not gonna drive it in the sort of slop we've 
had for most of this winter here.


tony..