Track spotting in NY

Here i am on the tappan zee bridge(between westchester and rockland ny)eating white castle hamburgers in the passenger seat when i see a flatbed truck moving kinda slow ahead of us. the truck was carying about ten pices of red B&M track with yellow rails and some pices of blue supports .my jaw dropped. the track was very curved and twisted. could not tell if the track was for a hyper,inverted or stand up.

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I just want to ride as many coasters as posible

What direction was it heading in? Im assuming west. Sounds like superman colors.

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Cedar Point vs. SFMM-like 15 isnt enough?

Hmmmmmmm sounds like SFWOA hyper.

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(Former Signature replaced due to bad joke with accident) The Beast at night-Two peas in a pod?

does sound like the track seen for SFWoA a while back, it also sounds like the S:UF track, maybe another parks getting a S:UF clone

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Hopefully, its the new Superman B/M Flyer going to Great Adventure in New Jersey! ;)

As for Worlds Of Adventure...I thought their new hyper was an Intamin?

-Mikey

Hasn't Intamin track already been spotted and IT was dubbed as the track for Six Flags Worlds of Adventure's hyper?

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If it were SFWOA it would not be spotted in NY. B&M track is manufactured at a steel plant in southern Ohio.

If it was indeed new B&M track I would suspect it might be headed to a NJ or NY SF park..........

Shaggy

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Shaggy

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I'll bet its for a S:UF clone. If nor, its definatly a superman ride.

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Yeah, this is probably headed to Six Flags Great Adventure.. Afterall, with all the rumors of a flyer it just seems to fit! Great observation Sfmm15. Now im really excited to see the plans that Six Flags has for 2003!

Please let it go to SFGADv. I rode Batwing and was disapointed but X Flight was awesome for some reason and after experiancing Vekomas I would love to try a B&M.

If B&M track is manufactured in southern Ohio, what would GrAdv track be doing in New York. Espeacially since trucks like that are not allowed on the Garden State Parkway.

for all we know this track could be going to some ware house untill the off season. lets not rule any park out

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I just want to ride as many coasters as posible

I'm venturing a guess at it going to SF great adventure,it could be going to SFDL or SFA might have a shot at it even though both of those parks already have superman themed coasters.

This doesn't add up, B&M track should never cross the Tappan Zee Bridge. To get to the New Jersey Turnpike (south), you have to go west on the Tappan Zee. Since B&M track is manufactured in Ohio, there is no need to cross the hudson river unless it's indeed going to a park north of NYC. Where is Reverchon track manufactured? This could have been track for Playland's spinning Wild Mouse.

NO! ths was definately B&M track way to big to be anything else . and I dont buy that B&M track is only made in ohio crap. just because there is a factory in ohio that make B&M track does not make it imposible for B&M track to be made some where else

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sfgadv B&M flyer for 03

*** This post was edited by sfmm15 on 7/18/2002. ***

ONE truck carrying TEN pieces of track AND supports??? Sounds kind of skeptical to me. Only one or two pieces of B&M track could fit on a standard flatbed truck. I hope it's true, though it still seems a little early.

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My two favorite coasters are named Superman.

I agree with astrosgp on this one. That seems a lot to hold.

Yeah, that's definatly a little too much for one flatbed to hold. That, combined with the fact that you're so quick to dismiss the Ohio fabrication plant as "crap" makes me wonder...

Of course, B&M lied about Ohio fabricating their track for their American coasters. It was just a rumor by CP & PKI fans to once again show how much Ohio rules. (That's sarcasm for anyone interested).

There is no way that anything near 10 pieces of B&M track can fit on a flatbed. Maybe 2-4, but I'd think you would know the difference between 4 and 10. Not saying you're lying, but I'm skeptical at this point. It just doesn't add up.

http://www.walmart.com/agt/bounce.gsp?ID=24305o7rsja7qpbbyhju

I have uploaded a S:UF construction photo of ONE piece of B&M track on a truck. Please don't tell me you saw ten of them and supports. We don't need that.

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