Rocky Mountain Construction, often abbreviated as RMC, is a manufacturing and construction company based in Hayden, Idaho, United States. The company is best known for its I-Box track and Topper Track for

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History

In 2001, Rocky Mountain Construction was established by Fred Grubb and Suanne Dedmon. Fred Grubb previously had experience in the construction industry having worked on

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s and

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exhibits. The company has worked on several projects including the construction of

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s, steel buildings, miniature golf courses and go kart tracks. In 2009 Alan Schilke of Ride Centerline began providing design and engineering work for Rocky Mountain Construction. He previously worked with

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(later

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) to design Tennessee Tornado, Road Runner Express, and X. Working with Rocky Mountain Construction, Schilke and Grubb designed the I-Box track for wooden roller coasters. The first installation of this track technology debuted on

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in 2011. In late 2011, Schilke announced that the company would be working on two projects throughout 2012 which would both open in 2013. These were later revealed to be an I-Box retrack of The Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and a new roller coaster designed from scratch at

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named Outlaw Run. The track technology used for Outlaw Run, which allows a square beam of wood to be twisted, took 4 years to develop. It allows Rocky Mountain Construction to design layouts with maneuvers that are not traditionally possible with wooden roller coasters such as heartline rolls. Grubb has stated the technology could be used for new elements in the future. Some new elements were realized with the announcement of ''

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. The ride features a

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and a zero-g stall. The ride opened in June 2014. In 2013, Rocky Mountain Construction signed a deal with Dutch amusement ride firm

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. The agreement allows Vekoma to sell Rocky Mountain Construction's roller coasters outside the North American market. In 2014, Kolmården Wildlife Park in Sweden announced plans to build the first Rocky Mountain coaster in Europe called

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, which opened on June 28, 2016. To handle increased demand, Rocky Mountain Construction opened a new factory, twice the size of their existing one, in August 2014.

Technology

* I-Box Track (also known as Iron Horse Track) – Rocky Mountain Construction's most common product. A formation of replacement steel track for wooden roller coasters. The first installation of this track was on New

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. * I-Box (Large Track Version) - Specifically designed to run the S&S Free Spin 4D coaster clones. * Topper Track – Having been installed on several coasters around the United States. The track is designed to reduce the maintenance required for a wooden roller coaster and provide a smoother ride experience. This steel track replaces the upper layers of laminated wood. * Wooden roller coaster

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– specifically designed to run on the company's own Topper Track, however, they could be added to other wooden roller coasters as well. The trains feature steel wheels as opposed to polyurethane wheels found on most trains. * Raptor Track – A single rail steel track that features inline seating for passengers. * T-Rex Track – Similar to Raptor track, the T-Rex track is a single rail track. It is a larger single rail model that permits two seat-wide trains on the track rather than one.

List of roller coasters

As of December 2022, Rocky Mountain Construction has built or refurbished 25

s around the world. Twenty-three of them are currently operating, and two of them are being constructed.

Other projects

Topper Track, no layout changes

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Construction

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* Corkscrew at

* El Toro at

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* Tremors at

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* Timberhawk at Wild Waves Theme Park Source:

Repairs

* The Boss at Six Flags St. Louis * Corkscrew at

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at Indiana Beach *

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at Indiana Beach * Hurricane: Category 5 at

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Mega Zeph Mega Zeph is a wooden roller coaster located at the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans theme park, in the Eastern New Orleans area of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally opening on May 20, 2000, as Jazzland's signature ride, the coas ...

at Six Flags New Orleans *

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* Psyclone at Six Flags Magic Mountain * Thunder Run at Kentucky Kingdom *

* Tremors at

Twister II Twister II is a wooden roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a custom built wooden coaster based upon the original coaster Mr. Twister that was at Elitch Gardens before the park was moved to its new location in 19 ...

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* Hurler at

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at Dollywood Source:

Miscellaneous

* Boulder Beach – water park * Great Escape – Skycoaster installation * Six Flags America – Skycoaster installation * Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Skycoaster installation * S&S Free Spin 4D clones - Construction of the track using the I-Box Large Version * Kentucky Kingdom – Skycoaster installation * Stoneridge Resort – miniature golf course * Triple Play Indoor Water Park – water park * Utah Olympic Park – Xtreme ZipRiders * Wild Water West – water park, go kart track and miniature golf course Source:

References

External links

* {{Roller coaster manufacturers Companies based in Idaho Companies established in 2001 Roller coaster manufacturers 2001 establishments in Idaho Roller coaster designers