Thieves steal 900 feet of copper wire from Conneaut Lake's Blue Streak

Posted | Contributed by coasterqueenTRN

Conneaut Lake's Blue Streak has taken another hit: state police say someone stole 900 feet of copper cable from the coaster's electrical system. No charges have been filed in the theft.

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So does this mean Blue Streak isn't running again? SHOCKER!

Last edited by Will G,

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Perhaps stealing and selling their own copper wire is part of their new business plan.

"I go out at 3 o' clock for a quart of milk and come home to my son treating his body like an amusement park!" - Estelle Costanza

Things like this, regardless of the victim drive me crazy. The cost to Conneaut is $10K. But, the as you can see from this chart, even the heaviest gauges of wire would have only yielded 660lbs of copper. But, that would be 1/2" thick wire. In all likelihood, the thieves probably got about 100lbs or less, which would mean they would have been lucky to get $500 out of this.

Last edited by Jason Hammond,

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Jason Hammond said:
In all likelihood, the thieves probably got about 100lbs or less, which would mean they would have been lucky to get $500 out of this.

But the real question is, "how much is that in Crystal Meth"? ;)

Depends. Did Walt and Jesse cook it?

Maybe it's a northwest PA thing.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/29496135/detail.html

To clarify for Will, Blue Streak is still running. I was treated to a rough and tumble backseat trip Saturday night. I'm unsure where or what purpose the wire served but the ride was running as usual. On a side note, the station is looking good with the new paint and excellent lighting upgrades.

The Conneaut FB page says the coaster will run this weekend

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