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  2. Roller coaster wheel assembly - Wikipedia

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    On Superman: Escape from Krypton, manufactured by Intamin, located at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the cars do not use typical side friction wheels along the rails, but rather uses a thin steel rail mounted in the center of the track to keep the train centered, while running and up-stop wheels roll along the outer rails. Before its 2010 ...

  3. Roller coaster train - Wikipedia

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    Roller coaster wheels. Roller coaster trains have wheels that run on the sides (side friction or guide wheels) and underneath the track (upstop, underfriction, or underlocking wheels) as well as on top of it (road or running wheels); these lock the train to the tracks and prevent it from jumping the track. The side wheels can be mounted on the ...

  4. List of roller coaster elements - Wikipedia

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    A brake run on a roller coaster is any section of track that utilizes some form of brakes to slow or stop a roller coaster train.The most common type is the friction brake, often called a fin brake, which involves a series of hydraulic-powered clamps that close and squeeze metal fins that are attached to the underside of a coaster train.

  5. Guide rail - Wikipedia

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    A guide rail is a device or mechanism to direct products, vehicles or other objects through a channel, conveyor, roadway or rail system. Several types of guide rails exist and may be associated with: Factory or production line conveyors; Power tools, such as table saws; Elevator or lift shafts; Roadways and bridges (in this context sometimes ...

  6. Railway track - Wikipedia

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    A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as a train track or permanent way (often "perway" [1] in Australia or "P Way" in Britain [2] and India), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or ...

  7. History of the railway track - Wikipedia

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    A short-lived alternative was the fish-bellied profile, first used by Thomas Barnes (1765–1801) at Walker Colliery, near Newcastle in 1798, which enabled rails to have a longer span between blocks. These were T-section edge rails, three feet long and laid on transverse stone sleepers. These were still made of cast iron. [18]

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