Mine Train (Six Flags Over Texas)
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| Runaway Mine Train | |
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| Location | Six Flags Over Texas |
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| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Model | Mine Train |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Length | 2,484 ft (757 m) |
| Max speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Cost | 1,000,000 |
| Height restriction | 3 ft 6 in (110 cm) |
| Runaway Mine Train at RCDB Pictures of Runaway Mine Train at RCDB |
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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 features a three lifts, including the final lift into the Ace Saloon which drops riders into a tunnel through Caddo Lake.
The ride was the first of many Mine Train Roller Coasters built across the United States. 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.[1]
In September, 2006, the Runaway Mine Train was designated an ACE Coaster Landmark by the American Coaster Enthusiasts.[2]
[edit] Design
This roller coaster is the first tubular steel roller coaster that forever changed basic steel roller coaster designs. 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. The old style Arrow Dynamics cars are made so the ride operator has to open them up manually.
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