How much do roller coaster cars usually weigh? [Other]

[amelibeli75]

Title says it all. I am trying to solve a Physics problem but need to know a mass first. Any help would be greatly appreciated, especially if you can provide a source. I can't find any average range online, just need a feasible range of values to work with. Thanks in advance.10.0.0.0.1

[boldikus]

Are we talking about filled with fat ACErs or without?

[SoCalJasonland]

Approx 2300 lbs without gravy or fat ACErs.

https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/june/readers’-mailbag-how-much-does-a-beast-train-weigh

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READERS’ MAILBAG: HOW MUCH DOES A BEAST TRAIN WEIGH?

June 19, 2019

Don Helbig

Area Manager Digital Marketing - Kings Island

Twitter: @DonHelbig 

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How much does a Beast train weigh? – Byron B., Dalton, GA

Great question, Byron. Each car on The Beast weighs 2,300 pounds with the weight of a full train (without riders) 13,800 pounds. The cars have become heavier over the past 20 years with the cars originally weighing in at 1,500 pounds. 

[pryonisys]

Greater than 10 pounds

[SharkTums]

a lot.

[Nrthwnd]

More than a bread box.

 

(I'm bored today. Pardon.)

 

 

[Comeagain?]

Many cars are roughly a ton. Both wood and steal.

[rcjp]

I remember hearing in a video that the empty trains nemesis (alton towers) weighed around 10 000kg. I actually went to check this now and I found 9500. That would be around 1.2 tons (metric) or 1.3 imperial

[michaellynn4]

About yea much, give or take.

[Canobie Coaster]

One crazy one that I've seen posted is that Skyrush's trains weigh 13 tons!

[JT325]

A standard 4 (3 bench) or 6 (2 bench) car PTC train used to weigh 6 tons.  But that was with out all the extra crap they introduced in the 90s (individual lap bar lockers/bars/steel-core headrests, etc.)

I remember reading a Millennium Force train weighs 28 tons.  Geesh!  No wonder it holds it's speed so well.

[prozach626]

About as much as a Geo Metro.

[SoCalJasonland]

35 minutes ago, prozach626 said:

About as much as a Geo Metro.

This poor kid is probably in high school and has to figure out what fat ACErs and Geo Metros are

[rcjp]

8 hours ago, JT325 said:

I remember reading a Millennium Force train weighs 28 tons.  Geesh!  No wonder it holds it's speed so well.

Is this true?
Because it's a lot more than I expected and it looks like more than other similar sized trains weigh

Does anyone know how much B&M flying coaster trains weigh? Those are supposed to be pretty heavy

[grsupercity]

are you looking for how much an individual 4 person car weighs or a whole 24 person train?

[prozach626]

Hopefully this answered your question. Just don't forget to factor in temperature and humidity into the equation.

[JT325]

On 11/5/2020 at 2:37 AM, rcjp said:

Is this true?
Because it's a lot more than I expected and it looks like more than other similar sized trains weigh

Does anyone know how much B&M flying coaster trains weigh? Those are supposed to be pretty heavy

I would definitely look into that; I'd think with the very connected CP fan base, someone could get an answer on that.  That is what I remember, but that was back in 1999.  It could have been wrong.  The number seemed very high to me at the time.  Perhaps that's loaded weight? 

[FeelTheFORCE]

Enough to sink into Lake Erie.  

[kenban]

On 11/4/2020 at 7:29 PM, JT325 said:

I remember reading a Millennium Force train weighs 28 tons.  Geesh!  No wonder it holds it's speed so well.

Your a little high, an empty Millennium Force train weighs in at 19 tons.

[boldikus]

16 hours ago, kenban said:

Your a little high

A little? Bro, its Sunday.