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- From: buck@cavlry.enet.dec.com ()
- Subject: Colossus (was Re: Flight Commander elaboration request)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.152312.9720@engage.pko.dec.com>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:23:12 GMT
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- James Hsieh writes:
-
- >Or in some cases, equipment is changed, like I believe the trains on
- >Colossus at SFMM were after the woman fell out in the late 70's (the
- >ride has had 3 different sets of trains in its history, I can't remember
- >who made the first set, but the second set were PTC trains which were
- >installed at about the same as the incident,
-
-
- If my memory serves me correctly, Colossus' first set of trains were
- a set of traditional IAD rolling stock, just like the ones (still)
- running the rails on La Montana Rusa at Chapultapec Park in Mexico
- City (Colossus was modeled after La Montana Rusa ... it's not a copy,
- but it was inspiried by it).
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- Buck-a-roo
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