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Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn .
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
Pilatus Kulm (for Mount Pilatus) 2,073 M. Aerial cable car Kriens-Krienseregg-Fräkmüntegg. The Pilatus Railway (German: Pilatusbahn, PB) is a mountain railway ...
The Pilatus Railway is the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%. Functioning of the rack and pinion on the Strub system A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway , cog railway , or cogwheel railway ) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail , usually between the running ...
The first form of summer toboggan was the alpine slide, which started in its present form in the 1970s. Josef Wiegand had envisioned the idea of creating a roller coaster ride for ski resorts that would take advantage of the topography of the land, rather than building a structure to create the elevation changes that traditional roller coasters required.
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A toboggan is a simple sled traditionally used by children. It is also a traditional form of transport used by the Innu and Cree of northern Canada. Illustration of a toboggan. In modern times, it is used on snow to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill or other slope for recreation.
Pilatus (mountain) (2128m a.s.l.), next to Lucerne in Switzerland; PILATUS (detector), an X-ray area detector developed at the Swiss Light Source; Pilatus, a 1917 play by Kaj Munk; Pilatus Aircraft, a Swiss aircraft manufacturer; Radio Pilatus, a private radio station of Central Switzerland; Pilatus Railway, a mountain railway in Switzerland