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Postby tp41190 on April 15th, 2009, 5:39 pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtqHBuHAHOs

Our friends at The Gravity Group asked to "borrow" our coaster track to test the prototype of the new wooden coaster train they're designing.

The testing went remarkably well and the train is now back in Cincinnati. We put our PTC trains back on the tracks for another season.

...but it sure was fun to take a tiny part in what Will referred to as "quite possibly a piece of roller coaster history."
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Postby Coaster Justin on April 15th, 2009, 6:27 pm
It looks really cool. Ah, if only American Eagle could get these.
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Postby frightfestkid on April 15th, 2009, 7:58 pm
American Eagle's theme dosent rlly fit those trains.
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Postby demonbulleagle on April 15th, 2009, 8:31 pm
Those trains seem abnormally fast.
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Postby FParker185 on April 15th, 2009, 8:43 pm
It looked to be about normal speed for Raven. Those trains look weird.
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Postby acer711 on April 15th, 2009, 8:47 pm
Those trains are FLYING!!!!!!!
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Postby Jcoaster95 on April 15th, 2009, 8:54 pm
Cool! if only we could get a close-up :D
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Postby traincrossing9 on April 16th, 2009, 9:18 am
^Here you go!
There are a couple of pics over at Gravitycast.
http://thegravitygroup.com/gravitycast/index.php
Here's a close up video of the trains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhb7G7WlFgM

Hopefully we'll see these trains on a coaster soon! The way Gravity Group is promoting these as revolutionary, I don't see why not.
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Postby demonbulleagle on April 16th, 2009, 11:49 pm
Are those trains floorless? That's what it looks like from here.
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Postby traincrossing9 on April 17th, 2009, 7:42 am
^Yes they are. Don't forget that this is only the prototype version. It doesn't even have lapbars yet either.
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Postby Jcoaster95 on May 25th, 2009, 9:51 pm
Sweet, they're making timberliners in LoCoSuMo style too!
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Postby frightfestkid on May 25th, 2009, 11:07 pm
Throw those babies on viper, that would be amazing
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