Mine Train - Six Flags over Texas Arlington Texas
N 32° 45.528 W 097° 04.255
14S E 680709 N 3626194
The Mine train is a roller coaster at Six Flags over Texas, Arlington Texas.
Waymark Code: WM8XT7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2010
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From Wikipedia.com
The Runaway Mine Train is a steel roller coaster located in the Boomtown section at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. Built in 1966, the Runaway Mine Train is the oldest roller coaster in the park.
The ride was the first of many Mine Train Roller Coasters built across the United States in response to the development of tubular steel rails. The Arrow Development Company, with Ronald Toomer, Karl Bacon, and Ed Morgan, advanced the steel roller coaster and roller coaster technology into a new era.
In September, 2006, the Runaway Mine Train was designated an ACE Coaster Landmark by the American Coaster Enthusiasts.
Ride
The ride features three lift hills. The ride begins with the trip up the first and highest lift. From there it travels around the track to the second lift. The second lift is housed in a building designed to look like a rock crusher. The final lift emerges into the "Ace Hotel and Saloon". The "Ace Hotel" was named in 1974 for John 'Ace' Cocharo, a Mine Train Foreman turned ride supervisor. After the lift, the ride drops riders into a tunnel through Caddo Lake emerging just outside of the queue-house.
Design
The "Runaway Mine Train" utilizes tubular steel rails, similar to those used on the earlier Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland. This particular coaster has three lift hills and two tunnels. The ride's climax is the final drop after the third lift hill where the track dives into a 150 foot long curving tunnel below the park's Caddo Lake, which is notable as the world's first underwater coaster tunnel. The old style Arrow Dynamics cars are made so the ride operator has to open them up manually
Maximum Height: 35.00
Construction Material: Steel
Train Type: Multi Car
Car Type: Cars Above Track
Number of Inversions?: 0
Length of Ride: 2,484.00
Duration of Ride (time): 3.00
Water?: No
Included in Admission?: Yes
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Host Park Name: Six Flags over Texas Arlington
Minimum Height Restriction?: Yes
Minimum Height Required: 42
Number of Riders: 50
Top Speed: 35
Manufacturer of Ride: The Arrow Development Company
URL to Host Park: [Web Link]
Link to Ride Details: [Web Link]
"Express Pass" Available?: Yes
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