Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt (HM1GAG)

Location: West Mifflin, PA 15122 Allegheny County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 23.317', W 79° 51.88'

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National Historic District

Once named the "King of Coasters" by the New York Times, the Thunderbolt opened in 1968. It s [sic] unique design uses the first two and last two dips of the Pippin, with the lift hill structure and helix turns added that year.



The trains, also from the Pippin, and still in use today.

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HM NumberHM1GAG
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Date Added Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 5:08am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 596361 N 4471509
Decimal Degrees40.38861667, -79.86466667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 23.317', W 79° 51.88'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 23' 19.02" N, 79° 51' 52.8" W
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Area Code(s)412
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1251 Great Allegheny Passage, West Mifflin PA 15122, US
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