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The Infamous Rail Cart video! (Railroad go-cart coaster)
Constructed for less than $200, the rail cart was an ingenious combination of iron pipe, bicycle tires, skateboard wheels, drum-throne seats and red-blooded adventure! Over 200 miles have been logged coasting the eleven miles of downhill rails on the Cuesta grade which includes five tunnels, a steel trestle, and a too-close-for-comfort brush by the CMC prison! A ride on the rail cart is never forgotten. Here is the video chronicle of a rare daytime cart ride.
Download this video to your computer (better quality): RailCartVideo (72 MB).
Rail Cart makes appearance on KSBY 6 Action News, San Luis Obispo
KSBY 6 meteorologist, Rob Carlmark, discovered the Rail Cart video on YouTube and produced this news segment:
KSBY 6 Action News (18 MB)
Original Rail Cart Design Notes
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