What Happened to Superman: Ride of Steel?
In this view, you can see two of the magnetic calipers used to stop the trains on Superman: Ride of Steel at Darien Lake. The ride is mechanically similar to the version at Six Flags New England. The rectangular silver boxes are the permanent magnetic brakes. You can see how the brake caliper sits in a pair of pillow blocks so that it can rotate in and out to surround (or not) the brake fin. Between the pillow blocks is the actuator cylinder, with black hoses (top and bottom) to push its piston in either direction. The cylinder rod is nearly obscured in this shot, but it attaches to the center of the caliper, just below the lower magnet. Attached to the top of the cylinder is the solenoid valve. You can see the grey wire extending from the valve to the electrical box beneath the far pillow block; that appears to be the control line for the solenoid valve. As noted in the main text, the white pneumatic line appears to supply the caliper assembly from that black unit under the center of
