Son of Beast Trains

[PKIVortex]

I was at the park today 8/14 on arrivel the train was still on the lift and covered up. Top Gun was my first ride of the day, and on the walk out, I noticed someone was on the lift taking the covers off the cars. Then later in the day I noticed the train was gone. I walked down the Top Gun exit and noticed that both trains are now on the transfer track of Son of Beast.

I wonder how they got that train off the lift. I doubt they cycled the ride thru, I wish I would have stayed around and seen how they did it.

I think this means Son of Beast will not be opening for the rest of this season.

[The Interpreter]

I wouldn't go that far.

And it is a safe bet that the train came down that lift backwards, through the station, and over to the transfer track...

[vortex31]

How would they push/pull the car back up the hill into the lift station,isn't it a 50' drop out of the station to the lift hill?

[Flight Of The Dead]

LOL^ we posted at same time. i was askin that question^

[The Interpreter]

I believe it is called a winch!

[vortex31]

I believe it is called a winch!

Good answer. I didn't think of that, that would be the most practicle.

[Reclaimer]

I'm not an expert by any means and could very well be mistaken...but how would they get the trains down the hill in 'reverse' since the anti-rollbacks are there?

[CoastersRZ]

That`s what I was wondering. I mean, I supposed that they could have been taken off when the train was held by a winch. But I highly doubt that they sent the train through the circuit. So they either came down the hill via some sort of winch system, or they were removed with a crane.

[The Interpreter]

Also a distinct possibility!

[Kenban]

I would think that you could remove the anti-rollback devices from higher up the lift hill. Then move the train up to where you removed the anti-rollbacks and remove all of them from below where the train is sitting. Then it should be no problem to get it to roll backwards down the hill. I have no clue how easy it is to remove them from the track though.

[PKIVortex]

That would be too much work. Like I said I wish I would have stayed in the area longer to see what they were doing.

[TRTR Guy]

Both trains (the one on the lift and the one in the station) were cycled completly through the track normally and immeaditaly transfered to the side track.

[Flight Of The Dead]

Thats what my cuz said^ they got home around mid night(2hour drive for them) and he told me ,he seen Son of Beast go its full cycle, he got flimed it to, hes goma come to my house tomorow , so im gona tell you what the flim look like.

[Reclaimer]

Flight of the Dead, I would like to direct you to the community's Terms of Service.

http://www.pkicentral.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4128

Specifically, the first paragraph:

Spelling and grammar: You guys know how to write; I have no doubt about that. Please take the time to read over your posts before you post them to ensure that it’s not confusing. This includes proper spelling, punctuation, and capitalization mainly.

I've never been a spelling/grammar "police" but my Lord, please just look at all of your posts! They're awful. You said in another post that it doesn't matter how you spell something, so long as the first and last letters are the same. These forums aren't one big word game, though. As such, we shouldn't have to work extra hard to decipher your posts.

/endrant

[bsktgrvy]

I've never been a spelling/grammar "police" but my Lord, please just look at all of your posts! They're awful. You said in another post that it doesn't matter how you spell something, so long as the first and last letters are the same. These forums aren't one big word game, though. As such, we shouldn't have to work extra hard to decipher your posts.

/endrant

[Gordon Bombay]

Thats what my cuz said^ they got home around mid night(2hour drive for them) and he told me ,he seen Son of Beast go its full cycle, he got flimed it to, hes goma come to my house tomorow , so im gona tell you what the flim look like.

WHy not post the film if he really has it, we all know what you say cant be taken with even the slightest grain of salt.

[SOB_TOM]

Back on topic please.

Just think for a while on this one, and I bet an answer will easily come.

[Reclaimer]

What? About how the train got back into the station? I think someone confirmed they ran them both through a complete cycle.

[PKIVortex]

I somehow doubt they actually ran the trains thru cycles. When they were working on the train on the lift, I didn't even see the train in the station so I have no idea where that one went. But as of yesterday both were on the transfer track.

[TRTR Guy]

I somehow doubt they actually ran the trains thru cycles.

Well if you would've been around you would've heard the start up siren and then the lift start, which was the case Monday.