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  2. California Zephyr (1949–1970) - Wikipedia

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    The Austin Steam Train Association, which operates the Austin & Texas Central Railroad in the Hill Country between Cedar Park and Burnet, has completed its restoration of the Silver Pine. Originally a 16-section sleeper manufactured in 1948 by the Budd Company , the coach car re-entered revenue service in 2011 for the first time since its ...

  3. Southern Pacific 786 - Wikipedia

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    Southern Pacific 786 is a preserved 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive that was constructed at the American Locomotive Company's Brooks Works in New York.It was used to pull mainline freight trains by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad, until it was removed from service in 1955, and it was donated to the city of Austin, Texas the following year.

  4. List of museums in Central Texas - Wikipedia

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    Austin Steam Train Association Museum Cedar Park Williamson [242] Moody Museum Taylor Williamson Texas Governor Dan Moody [243] Round Rock Arts and Culture Round Rock: Williamson Area arts council with ArtSpace exhibit gallery [244] Williamson Museum: Georgetown: Williamson History of Williamson County [245] La Vernia Heritage Museum La Vernia ...

  5. Cedar Park, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Austinites would ride the train to Cedar Park for day trips to the park. [10] Cedar Park changed little until the 1950s and 1960s when housing subdivisions began to be built, spurred by the growth of nearby Austin. On February 24, 1973, the citizens of Cedar Park voted to incorporate. The estimated population was 1,765. A library followed in 1978.

  6. List of former Cedar Point attractions - Wikipedia

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    Berenstain Bear Country 1985 1998 A children's play area themed to The Berenstain Bears closed in 1998 & re themed to Peanuts Playground in 1999. Cedar Point Cinema 1975 2001 A 950-seat IMAX cinema featuring a 67-foot by 90 foot giant screen and an IMAX projection system. The screen was removed in 2001 and was renamed the Good Time Theater.

  7. Maverick (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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    Maverick train and first airtime hill. Two trains are loaded and dispatched simultaneously. The front train is launched while the rear train sits at the bottom of the lift hill. Once the front train has reached the tunnel, the rear train is launched. The ride starts out with a LSM launch up a 105-foot (32 m) hill at 20 degrees. At the top of ...

  8. Gemini (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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    Gemini is a racing roller coaster with a wooden structure and steel track located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States.Built in 1978 by Arrow Dynamics and designed by Ron Toomer, it is one of the oldest roller coasters still operating at the park, with only Blue Streak, Cedar Creek Mine Ride, and Corkscrew being older.

  9. Pantherian - Wikipedia

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    Once the train is dispatched, the train ascends the 45-degree lift hill at 13.2 miles per hour (21.2 km/h) to a maximum height of 305 feet (93 m). Once the train crests the top of the lift, the train descends down the 300-foot (91 m), 85-degree drop, reaching speeds up to 90 mph (145 km/h).