Chippewa Lake Park

The Big Dipper

Pictures of The Big Dipper (page 2)

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You can really get a feel for some of the wood damage and rot in these close up pictures. This was from spring 2005.	This is the turn around in spring of 2005. As you can see, the place is pretty over grown in the spring.	Taken from under the turn around toward the split of the out and back sections.

This was once the tunnel leading to the lift hill. It was cut to remove a fallen tree I believe. Sorry for the blur there.	Where the 2nd hill passes over the tunnel. Taken in spring of 2005.	Another blurry spring 05 picture looking down the tunnel. I must have had shaking hands that day for some reason.

The back side of the station and the hill that passes over the tunnel section.	One of the old lights above the brake run.	The bend that you see from the entrance gate. This is the top of the lift hill.

This was taken in fall of 2007, and as you can see, the station is starting to suffer the damage of years of neglect.	A wheel from the section of the station that allowed the cars to be moved from the storage to the main track section.	A very dumb picture to have taken of the top of the lift section right after you go around the turn before going down the first hill.

Extra Train Storage.	Its tough to see, but if you look closely, you can see where it once said COASTER.	The entire station

The first turn leading to the first drop	My brand new car parked in front of the first turn at the top fo the lift hill.	The main entrance, with first turn in view, winter 2005.

You can get a good idea of the layout of the dips section here... thanks to the snow lining the track in winter 2005.	The brake run highlighted with snow.	Last but not least, the electric motor that powered who knows how many trains up that lift hill. I assume it wasn't always electric?