Skyliner (Lakemont Park)

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Skyliner
Skyliner
Data
Location Lakemont Park
( Altoona , Pennsylvania , USA )
Type Wood - sitting
Drive type Chain lift hill
Routing double out & back
Manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Designer John C. Allen
opening Roseland Park: 1960
Lakemont Park: 1987
closure Roseland Park: 1985
length 732 m
height 18 m
Departure 14 m
Trains 1 train, 3 carriages / train, 3 rows of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats
Inversions 0

Skyliner in Lakemont Park ( Altoona , Pennsylvania , USA ) is a wooden roller coaster by the designer John C. Allen and the manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters with the serial number 127 . The track, which opened in 1987 in Lakemont Park, was originally opened as a Skyliner in Roseland Park in 1960 . In 1985 it was closed to be moved to Lakemont Park.

The 732 m long track is a double out-and-back layout and is 18 m high. The first descent is 14 m high.

Trains

Skyliner owns a train with three cars. Six people (three rows of two people) can be seated in each car. Originally the railway ran with two trains, but over time the parts of the second train were used as spare parts for the first train.

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Coordinates: 40 ° 28 '22 "  N , 78 ° 23' 44.8"  W.