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Son of Beast, how misunderstood. You could've been a superstar but your loyal follower turned out to be a a shrieking Banshee.

I heard there was one year in the early 2000s either 2001 or 2002 when The Beast had no trims at all due to the skid brakes in the process of being replaced. Is this true or was it just a rumor?

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More like 10 days or so....NOT a season.

And I don't think it ever didn't have an operating midcourse in the brakeshed before the second lift that year.

I believe some sort of mid course brake has always been in operation at that point. Weighted "skid brakes" we're once used (you can still find the buckets underneath the ride) before the transition to the magnetic variety.

Terp, maybe you can shed some light on this: I've seen video and heard about how the mid course brake shed once had "kicker wheels" at its far end. We're pinch brakes once used there that would allow the train to come to a complete stop, essentially creating another block?

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