http://www.twistedrails.com/kbf/jun23-33.shtml
If you look at the track in this photo, you can see two rows of what look like "fins" sticking out of the top of the track. If Xcelerator uses a hydraulic lauch, what are those fins for?
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Tommy Penner - Variable X
7/27 - Second largest Ohio luau in my room @ Breakers (Couldn't resist...)
They are probably brakes in case something goes wrong and the train does not reach full speed. They would keep the train from comming back into the station. I think they are running two trains.
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Some of the brake run fins are also able to be raised and lowered. It is a very cool system to witness.
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