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The Kansas City, Leavenworth and Western Railway was an electrified interurban trolley which in its final form ran about 26 miles from Leavenworth, Kansas to Kansas City, Missouri. Its original version was created in 1900, and it continued in one form or another until 1938.
Chance Manufacturing's first coaster was the Toboggan, a portable ride in which a small vehicle climbed vertically up a tower then spiraled back down around the same tower. The ride was invented by Walter House of Amarillo, Texas, and Chance acquired the manufacturing rights and started producing it in 1969.
The track originally opened on April 17, 1955, at 92nd and Leavenworth Road. However, three deaths during the 1956 racing season forced its closure. Lakeside Speedway reopened under new management in 1961 and continued at the Leavenworth Road location through 1988 when developers for The Woodlands dog & horse racing track purchased the property.
Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railroad: Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railroad: ATSF: 1880 1883 Southern Kansas Railway: Kansas City, Lawrence and Wichita Railroad: UP: 1889 1894 N/A Leased the Lawrence and Emporia Railway: Kansas City, Leavenworth and Atchison Railway: MP: 1880 1880 Missouri Pacific Railway
The Kansas Pacific began in 1855 as the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad, and was later reorganized in 1863 as the Union Pacific Eastern Division. The UP Eastern was authorized by the United States Congress as part of the Pacific Railway Act , in order to create a second southerly branch of the transcontinental railroad , alongside the ...
Leavenworth (/ ˈ l ɛ v ə n ˌ w ɜːr θ /) is the county seat and largest city of Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States [1] and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 37,351.
Abtenau Summer Toboggan [1] near Salzburg: Coaster 1.920 kilometres (1.2 mi) long, reaching speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph) Imst Alpine Coaster Imst, Tyrol: Coaster The world's second longest mountain coaster, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long Mieders Summer Toboggan Run Serlesbahnen Monorail coaster
Along with the McPherson Site on the other side of McPherson Avenue, the largest Kansas City Hopewell site in the Leavenworth area [6]: 121 39: Scott Site: October 29, 2004 : Address restricted: Tonganoxie: 40: William Small Memorial Home for Aged Women: William Small Memorial Home for Aged Women: September 23, 2020