Have you ever spotted track?

Every year in the fall, as the riding season winds down, we start hearing about reports of track being spotted on highway such-and-such. I know a lot of these turn out to be made up, but my question is, have you honestly ever seen a truck carrying track going down the road?

On our way back to Columbus from Ridefest last year (October 8, to be exact), my wife and I saw a piece of track heading east on I-70. I didn't get a great look at it, but it was orange and yellow, and it looked like B&M-style track. It wasn't until construction began at Dorney that I realized I had seen a piece of Talon!

I have not seen track, but on 2 different days I saw parts for VisionLand's new S&S towers.

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About 6 years ago I passed a Semi heading south around Ft. Wayne Indiana. On the flat bed was a white piece of an Arrow or Vekoma corkscrew twist (hard to see the rail ends from that distance). Boy did I jump! To this day I can't figure out where it was going.....This was after Vampire was installed at SFKK, not to mention the color difference.
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I wasn't first to see it, but a lot of people got excited about the Millennium Force track in Cedar Point's former boneyard:
http://www.guidetothepoint.com/thepoint/gallery/img.asp?img=cp99milleniumcu.jpg

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I saw Deja Vu track in a parking lot in person when Deja Vu was under construction in April
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I think I saw red Intamin box track(might of been going to SFWoA for S:UE), but who knows because I didn't get a good look at it.

i've never seen any, but i always look when i'm on the highway :)
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Jeff said:
"I wasn't first to see it, but a lot of people got excited about the Millennium Force track in Cedar Point's former boneyard:
http://www.guidetothepoint.com/thepoint/gallery/img.asp?img=cp99milleniumcu.jpg
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I remember seeing that piece of track of Millennium Force from Mean Streak's lift hill last year.

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1)Raging Bull 2)Millennium Force 3)Medusa (SFMW) 4)Vertical Velocity (SFGAm) 5)Dueling Dragons (Ice)

Ok, in my life of a coaster enthusiast, I have seen track/parts for Goliath, DeJa Vu, X, Thrill Shot, and California Screamin'

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I remember when SFA (back then Adventure World) recieved the joker's track.We saw it as we were climbing Roar's lift then later while in line for Mind Eraser we got a reprimand from the ride op for mentioning it to other peeps in line.Not to mention taking the train ride during fright fest (99) just so we could spot S:ROS's track awaiting it's construction for 200.I hope to spot some B&M track real soon for SFA's rumored stand up for 02.

I saw Top Gun's track laying there in the employies parking lot back in 98 but that was before I was a coaster freak and I didn't think much of it. I saw it on Thunder Road's lift.
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I saw some of X's track on the 14 heading southbound from Utah. The track really dwarfed the semi. I also saw some more pieces or the track in the city of Valencia. It was pretty monumental for me.

i saw yellow vekoma track (probably batwing) on the Capital Beltway in late 2000

Jeff said:
a lot of people got excited about the Millennium Force track in Cedar Point's former boneyard:

I saw this track while riding Gemini in October 2000. It was sitting in a parking lot to the left of Gemini's lift hill. Also, I saw supports, most likely for Xcelerator(they were the same color and it looked like they were for the overbanked turn).

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A few weeks ago: Xcelerator construction.

Will

I saw a lot of X Track heading south on I-15, straight from Arrow, this past summer.

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I saw Deja Vu and X track in the parking lot on Collosus last year. It was pretty cool.

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I was asked to describe X in one word. The word? -- OhmygoshwhathaveIgottenmyselfintothisisthescariest
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Back in the day, I saw Medusa East heading up 295 north in New Jersey. That is what turned me into a bonifide enthusiast. I followed the track all the way to the park.

I have only been lucky enough to see carnival rides on trailers.

March last year I saw a Whole bunch of Titan's track out in the parking lot. A few I saw were for the Mid Course break.That track was pretty big. I sure wish I could see more track in the parking lot or on the highway like most of you have been very gratefull to see. I have some pictures of the track somewhere. I'll have to look for them.

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*** This post was edited by TITAN_FAN_13 on 4/29/2002. ***