We Took the Train to Perris
We didn’t find the Eiffel Tower in Perris, but we did find the Southern California Railway Museum. It sits on a larger chunk of land – and there is a lot of open land out there – much larger than Travel Town in Griffith Park.
The main reason we went to Perris was to visit my dear friend, Jessica. She’s on the right, with Kris on the left. Jessica and I met almost 40 years ago when we both worked at Toyville in the Stonewood Shopping Center.
We chose this weekend because April 12th was their annual BBQ Boots and Brews KCBS cookoff competition. By the way, KCBS stands for “Kansas City Barbeque Society”, not the TV or radio station, which I originally thought. So, what we came for was MEAT and lots of it! It was a tough choice, but the Cali Porker stand just smelled sooooo good!
Kris and I split the sampler platter.
It had brisket, pulled pork and pork short ribs. Before:
After:
And Jessica got the ribs with street corn.
There was also a beer-tasting garden, but Kris and I don’t drink, so we passed that by.
There were also several vendors.
Oh, yes, and the Railway Museum also has trains. We started out with a ride on one of them. They have four locomotives that they rotate. That day they had the Super Chief running. It was pulling three antique passenger cars from Canada.
Later on, they switched out this trolly from Los Angeles.
There were several buildings with antique trains. After we stuffed ourselves, we checked out the narrow-gauge exhibit.
They also had a small gift shop. I bought the history/cookbook there in the middle. It’s filled with recipes served on the Santa Fe Railroad and at hotels along its route.
There was still a lot to see, but it was getting late and we were all in food comas. But this is an annual event, so I’m sure we’ll be back next year. If you’re ever in Perris, you should check it out. https://socalrailway.org/
Dennis
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Okay, so we actually drove to Perris. This was our view for about half an hour. 
Now you see why I find long drives boring?
However, for years, we would see commercials for Sonic on satellite TV, but there were no Sonics near us. There are two in San Dimas, which we pass by on the way to Perris. We had chili dogs and shakes.
And one of their philosophies goes great with mine: “There is no such thing as too much cheese.”
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