Six Flags Mexico | Medusa Steel Coaster | RMC Iron Horse
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CedarPoint27
Roller Poster
Wow its looking good. Looks like they've gotten a lot more accomplished than Goliath over at Great America.
CedarPoint27
Roller Poster
^^didnt think of it that way......
Nemesis of oblivion
Strata Poster
Honestly, each time I see an RMC, I'm always stunned. It's amazing how far wooden coasters have come over the past decade. I been meaning to ask, with the tragic incident on Texas Giant last year, are Gerstlauer doing the restraints for the cars or are RMC doing their own?
^You are wrong, as I posted on the previous page. :wink:
EastCoasterGeneral said:Don't know if you remember my post in the IAAPA 2013 topic, but like Outlaw Run, Steel Medusa and Goliath will be using RMC's trains (like New Texas Giant should have done). So no issues with Gerstie in this case.
RMC use their own restraints on their trains. Gerstlauer will never have anything to do with an RMC Ironhorse again.Nemesis of oblivion said:
Iron Rattler also uses Gerstlauer trains, which is why the coaster was closed after the New Texas Giant incident and had seat belts added when it reopened. Outlaw Run uses the RMC trains, so no modifications were made after the accident.
Six Flags has obviously learned its lesson about going with other companies to cut costs. Too bad it had to come at such a price.
Six Flags has obviously learned its lesson about going with other companies to cut costs. Too bad it had to come at such a price.
therick311
Mega Poster
_koppen said:
I think this is probably true. It's my understanding that they made small tweaks to the Outlaw Run trains throughout the summer last year. They probably feel they are now ready to be used on all of their new rides.
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
ECG said:
Is that from an official statement from RMC?
Also, whats the major differences between the RMC trains and the Gerstlauer ones?
That's a statement I made or do you actually think Gerstlauer will agree to take a chance of another lawsuit for supplying another set of trains for an Ironhorse or that any park will take a chance with Gerstlauer trains on an Ironhorse after the New Texas Giant incident?Screaming Coasters said:
Hell, I'd even be surprised if Gerstlauer builds another coaster for Six Flags until after the lawsuits are settled.
I'm also sure that RMC would highly recommend that any park wanting the company to do an Ironhorse treatment for one of their woodies not hire Gerstlauer for the trains. RMC is currently in the position to even possibly insist that they use their own trains instead of Gerstlauer's.
The major differences from a technical standpoint are the seats, the restraints and the coupling that connects the cars. From an aesthetic standpoint, it's the lack of a "nose" on the front of the train.Screaming Coasters said:
That's not what RMC's President told us during Outlaw Run's media days and RMC's COO told me at Iron Rattler's media day that Six Flags went with the Gerstlauer trains to save money._koppen said:
Screaming Coasters
Strata Poster
^ Ah cool, thanks for the heads up on my question.
Theres no lawsuit between RMC and Gerstlauer, from what I've just searched. Only a SixFlags lawsuit.
They're a trustworthy brand, its just an isolated incidence that won't happen again. I mean, Intamin have had several accidents, and sometimes fatal accidents at a Six Flags park, and yet they're used over and over again at the same Six Flags parks.
Theres no lawsuit between RMC and Gerstlauer, from what I've just searched. Only a SixFlags lawsuit.
They're a trustworthy brand, its just an isolated incidence that won't happen again. I mean, Intamin have had several accidents, and sometimes fatal accidents at a Six Flags park, and yet they're used over and over again at the same Six Flags parks.
_koppen
Hyper Poster
ECG said:
Well that is obviously what he is going to say, he's not going to say that Six Flags didn't wan't to proto their trains.
As I said you don't save money with buying a train from a expensive German company, and then ship them transatlantic. They were most likely also very happy with the NTG trains, up until the accident, which is why we also saw them on Iron Rattler.
