Old Dominion Line

Paramount's Kings Dominion
Location	Dowell, Virginia, USA
Coordinates	37°50′15″N 77°26′46″W / 37.837497°N 77.446081°W / 37.837497; -77.446081
Status	Defunct
Operated	1975 to 1995
Replaced by	Xtreme Skyflyer

Statistics

Manufacturer

Crown Metal Products

Product

Railway

Type

Miniature Railway

Old Dominion Line was a Miniature Railway built by US manufacturer Crown Metal Products previously located at Paramount's Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA.

History

Old Dominion Line opened with the park in 1975. It featured two locomotives, #552 Stonewall Jackson and #601 Patrick Henry. The ride also included live actors for a period.

Old Dominion Line closed after the 1995 season and Xtreme Skyflyer was built in its place.^[1] One of its locomotives, #601 Patrick Henry, is now in operation on Serengeti Express at Busch Gardens Tampa in Tampa, Florida, USA. The other locomotive, #552 Stonewall Jackson, was relocated to Dry Gulch USA campground in Oklahoma. In 2020, it was purchased by Worlds of Fun for use on the Worlds of Fun Railroad.^[2]

References

↑ "Mountain rides vanish at Kings Dominion". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1996-04-12. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
↑ N/A, Nick (2021-08-25). "10 Defunct Theme Park Steam Trains". Coaster101. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

Present

Coasters

Apple Zapple Backlot Stunt Coaster Dominator Flight of Fear Great Pumpkin Coaster Grizzly Pantherian Racer 75 Rapterra Reptilian Tumbili Twisted Timbers Woodstock Express

Water slides

Paradise Plunge

Former

Coasters

Anaconda Galaxi Hurler HyperSonic XLC King Kobra Shockwave Volcano The Blast Coaster

[1] "Mountain rides vanish at Kings Dominion". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1996-04-12. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

[2] N/A, Nick (2021-08-25). "10 Defunct Theme Park Steam Trains". Coaster101. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

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