Dahlonega Mine Train

In the mid-1990s, however, the O. D. Hopkins Company rebuilt and refurbished the ride, replacing some wooden supports with steel, retracking and a fully computerized control system.

When this happens, guests are unloaded in the tunnel (which has lights and a stairway for such an event) and a winch pulls the empty train back into the station.

Trains feature a single lap bar in each row actuated by depressing a foot pedal near the front of each car, done by a station attendant.

The ride begins with the train leaving the station passing under a walkway, going down a small hill and turning left into the enclosed transfer track area.

After clearing the third, and final lift, it turns left into the "big horseshoe" and enters an elevated barn enclosure.