A mine train is often described as having trains themed to a train, with the front often being the locomotive, and also having no big drops. Expedition Everest does not have these. Yet, a mine train is also described as having sometimes anamatrinic figures, and going through lots of scenery and having more than one lift. Expedition Everest has these. Yet, it is also pretty high, at over 100 feet, which is abnormal for a mine train. Yet, it also has the style that a mine train would have. So is it a mine train, or not? I personally do not consider it one. But what do you guys think?
Is Expedition Everest a Mine Train?
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ATTACKHAMMER
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Expedition Everest is themed to a train though it just doesn't have a locomotive at the front, look at the back of the train. It's a tough one but I'd say it is a custom mine train as that is what Vekoma say. http://www.vekoma.com/index.php/family- ... on-everest
^^^ Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars.
The clue is in the name.
You're sitting in one of a train of mine cars, traveling through a mine. A bear pushes a lever, causing the train to become one of a "runaway" variety.
The whole thing sits in Grizzly Gulch, a mining town.
Sure, there's a backwards section and a launch, which you don't normally see on the coaster type, but even they are themed to match the action of a mine.
The clue is in the name.
You're sitting in one of a train of mine cars, traveling through a mine. A bear pushes a lever, causing the train to become one of a "runaway" variety.
The whole thing sits in Grizzly Gulch, a mining town.
Sure, there's a backwards section and a launch, which you don't normally see on the coaster type, but even they are themed to match the action of a mine.
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
Does Vekoma not push this model as the replacement MK Mine Trains anyway, since they have scrapped their old track design?
Casio said:
Remember, a mine train could also be the train that carries the goods from a mine down a mountain. It doesn't actually have to go into a mine, a smaller version of the Mauch Chunk gravity railroad that used to litter the world (and still probably do).
Anyway, the absolute end to the argument is what the manufacturer call it. As Vekoma call it a mine train coaster, it's a mine train coaster.
Bear in mind, the Mine Train was introduced in 1966 with the Runaway Mine Train at SFOT, but the train detail of having an "engine" car wasn't created until 1973 with Carolina Goldrusher.CPSFMMCW said:
While Everest and Grizzly are more intense than their traditional Arrow counterparts, they still fall into the mine train concept for having long winding turns, mine themes, and designed as an overall family coaster. Mine trains also have moderate speeds - Everest only reaches 50 mph, 2 mph faster than Thunderation at SDC.