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Some roller coasters utilize unique wheel configurations: 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 ...
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.
An axlebox, also known as a journal box in North America, is the mechanical subassembly on each end of the axles under a railway wagon, coach or locomotive; it contains bearings and thus transfers the wagon, coach or locomotive weight to the wheels and rails; the bearing design is typically oil-bathed plain bearings on older rolling stock, or roller bearings on newer rolling stock.
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Schwarzkopf-designed roller coasters often feature near-circular loops (in case of Thriller even without any reduction of curvature between two almost perfectly circular loops) resulting in intense rides—a trademark for the designer. [citation needed] It is rare for a roller coaster to stall in a vertical loop, although this has happened before.
E&F Miler Industries (formerly Miler Coaster, Inc. and Miler Manufacturing) is a family-owned roller coaster manufacturing firm based in Portland, Oregon, United States.The company specialises in smaller children's roller coasters; however, it has manufactured some larger family roller coasters in the past.
Roller tappet (shown in red) in an internal combustion engine A tappet or valve lifter is a valve train component which converts rotational motion into linear motion in activating a valve. It is most commonly found in internal combustion engines , where it converts the rotational motion of the camshaft into linear motion of intake and exhaust ...
A fourth-dimension roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster where riders are rotated independently of the track's orientation about a horizontal axis perpendicular to the track. This feature allows riders to experience inversions without the track rotating upside down.