Pipeline Express was a
steel roller coaster
A steel roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its steel Railway track, track, which consists of long steel tubes that are run in pairs, supported by larger steel columns or beams. Trains running along the track typically rely ...
located at
Boardwalk Fun Park in
Grand Prairie, Texas
Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas County, Texas, Dallas, Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant, and Ellis County, Texas, Ellis counties with a small part extending into Johnson County, Texas , Johnson county. It ...
. When built in 1992, the coaster was the newest Auto Sled model from
Bailey Manufacturing of
Cameron, Ontario
Cameron is an unincorporated village in the City of Kawartha Lakes, in east-central Ontario, Canada. The village has a population of approximately 221 residents. Cameron is located at the junction of Highway 35, and Kawartha Lakes Road 34, ...
. The five sleds could hold one rider each.
In September 1992, an accident on the coaster threw a 12-year-old girl some into an unused pool beneath it causing her to slip into a coma and suffer brain trauma. It was closed following the accident.
The girl's parents sued the park for negligence and deceptive trade practices.
The coaster never reopened and remained standing until 1997, when it was demolished along with the rest of the park.
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Former roller coasters in Texas