Though the last time I rode the old Lionshead Gondola was a while ago, I recall some sort of strange accelerator mechanism that got the cars up to line speed. It would take each carrier individually down the track and then return for the next. Does anybody remember this and/or know how it worked?
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Question about the old Lionshead Gondola
Started by Nordo, Apr 13 2007 01:09 PM
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Posted 15 May 2007 - 04:12 PM
Nordo, on Apr 13 2007, 01:09 PM, said:
Though the last time I rode the old Lionshead Gondola was a while ago, I recall some sort of strange accelerator mechanism that got the cars up to line speed. It would take each carrier individually down the track and then return for the next. Does anybody remember this and/or know how it worked?
The system was a ac invertor motor on a track. Similar to the funitel at Squaw only that has a tire bank. Timed and fired as requred by the carriers as they departed.
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Posted 16 May 2007 - 03:21 PM
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