Runaway Mine Train (Six Flags Great Adventure)
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| Runaway Mine Train | |
 The Runaway Mine Train turning right above the water into the station. |
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| Location | Six Flags Great Adventure |
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| Park section | Frontier Adventures |
| Type | Steel - Mine Train |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | July 4, 1974 |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Model | Mine Train |
| Track layout | out-and-back |
| Lift/launch system | chain lift hill |
| Height | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Drop | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Length | 2,665 ft (812 m) |
| Max speed | 38 mph (61 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 20° |
| Capacity | 38 riders per hour |
| Max g-force | 2.6 |
| Height restriction | 3 ft 6 in (110 cm) |
| Runaway Mine Train at RCDB Pictures of Runaway Mine Train at RCDB |
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Runaway Mine Train is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. It was the park's first steel coaster, and was built by Arrow Dynamics. It opened with the park in 1974, and is one of three coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure aimed at families and younger children, the others two being Skull Mountain and Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train.
[edit] The Ride
Immediately following the station, the train makes a small drop out of the station, giving it just enough momentum to make it to the lift hill. Once the train engages the lift hill, it is carried up to a height of 60 feet. At the top of the lift, the train enters a downwards double helix. Once the train leaves the double helix, riders are pulled through a bunny hop. Upon exiting the bunny hop, riders are pulled up a small slope, and then are pulled to the right into the mid course brake run to slow down the train. After being slowed down, riders are pulled down a banked curve into a ground helix. Riders are then pulled up another banked curve onto a flat section of track. The train then drops abruptly over the lake. Riders then are pulled over a bunny hop, dropping back to lake level. The train then makes a banked turn over the lake, and then pulls up a banked curve into the final brake run.
For the 2006 season, Runaway Mine Train's track was repainted with brighter colors and the trains were fitted with new individual lap-bar restraints. However, problems with these restraints caused several lengthy periods of downtime throughout the season.[clarify]
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