Runaway Mine Train

Arrow Dynamics built 16 Mine Train coasters between 1966 and 1997.  These steel coasters do not have any inversions, lack large drops, and usually have trains that look like an old steam locomotive.  All 16 coasters have steel track.  Most of the coasters are "hybrid" rides due to their steel rails and wood supports, but a few noted below have a steel structure and steel track.  While several of the Mine Train coasters have been relocated, only one, Excalibur at AstroWorld, has been demolished.  Here is the history of those 16 Mine Train coasters:

1. Runaway Mine Train - formerly Run-A-Way Mine Train - (1966-present) at Six Flags Over Texas
2. Dahlonega Mine Train - (1967-present) at Six Flags Over Georgia
3. Cedar Creek Mine Ride - (1969-present) at Cedar Point
4. River King Mine Train - formerly Run-Away Mine Train, Railblazer - (1971-present) at Six Flags St. Louis -- one of two adjacent coasters with the same name
5. River King Mine Train - formerly Run-Away Mine Train - (1971-1987) at Six Flags St. Louis -- one of two adjacent coasters with the same name
   Thunder Express (1989-1998) at Dollywood
   Big Bad John (2002-present) at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls in Arkansas
6. Gold Rusher - (1971-present) at Six Flags Magic Mountain -- steel structure
7. Excalibur - formerly Dexter Frebish's Electric Roller Ride - (1972-1998) at Six Flags AstroWorld -- steel structure
8. Rock n' Roller Coaster - (1972-1997) at Opryland USA in Tennessee
   Canyon Blaster - (2003-present) at Great Escape -- steel structure
9. Carolina Goldrusher - (1973-present) at Carowinds
10. Trailblazer - (1974-present) at Hersheypark -- steel structure
11. Runaway Mine Train - (1974-present) at Six Flags Great Adventure -- primarily a steel structure (seen here)
12. Yagiyama Cyclone - (1988-present) at Benyland in Japan -- steel structure
13. Adventure Express - (1991-present) at Kings Island
14. Thunderation - (1993-present) at Silver Dollar City
15. Diablo - Tren de la Mina - (1995-present) at PortAventura Park in Spain
16. Road Runner Express - (1997-present) at Six Flags Fiesta Texas -- steel structure

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