Trains
There are four trains that are distinguishable by color: Red, Blue, Yellow and Green. Each train has 4 three-bench Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters cars held together by hitch bars. Each car contains 6 seats. Each train can hold a maximum of 24 riders.
The trains use buzz bars that lock in one position. Seat dividers and headrests were added in 1981 to prevent people from standing on the ride while it is in operation. Seat belts were added on the ride's 25th anniversary.
There are three types of wheels used on the trains. Sixteen road wheels ride on the steel layer on top of the track. Sixteen guide wheels guide the trains around the turns on a separate steel track located on the sides of the wooden track. Sixteen upstop wheels ride on the bottom of the track.
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