Thunderbolt - Six Flags New England (Agawam, Massachusetts, USA)

Facts

Roller Coaster:			Thunderbolt Cyclone
Amusement Park:			Six Flags New England (Agawam, Massachusetts, USA)
Classification:			Roller Coaster
Type:			Wood - Sit Down
Status:			Operating since 1941
Relocations:			Flushing Meadows Corona Park as Cyclone Six Flags New England as Thunderbolt
Builder:			Joseph E. Drambour
Designer:			Harry C. Baker, Harry G Traver
Maps:			Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)

Length:			2,600 ft
Height:			70 ft
Inversions:			0
Speed:			40 mph
Duration:			1:00

Trains:			2 trains with 4 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Restrictions:			Riders must be 48 in or taller to ride.
Built by:			Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.

Notes:			According to the book Images of America: Riverside Park by David Cecchi, the owner of Riverside Park, Ed Carroll, purchased the track, trains and the plans of the Cyclone from the World's Fair.
			Joseph E. Drambour was involved in the rebuilding of the Cyclone at Riverside Park and not the original project at the World's Fair.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __