Little Dipper (Conneaut Lake Park) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Little Dipper is a junior steel roller coaster

Steel roller coaster

A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...

located at Conneaut Lake Park

Conneaut Lake Park

Conneaut Lake Park is a summer amusement resort, located in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA. It has long served as a regional tourist destination, and is loved by roller coaster enthusiasts for its classic Blue Streak coaster, which was recently classified as "historic" by the group American...

in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania

Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania

Conneaut Lake is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania at the southern end of a lake with the same name. The population was 708 at the 2000 census.-History:...

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The coaster was built by The Allan Herschell Company

The Allan Herschell Company

The Allan Herschell Company was a company that specialized in the creation of amusement rides, particularly carousels and roller coasters. The company manufactured portable machines which could be used by traveling carnival operators...

and began operating in the 1950s. The coaster has one three-car train

Train (roller coaster)

A roller coaster train or car describes the vehicle which transports passengers around a roller coaster's circuit. More specifically, a roller coaster train is made up of two or more "cars" which are connected by some sort of specialized joint. It is called a "train" because the cars follow one...

. Riders are seated two across with two rows per car, giving the coaster a capacity of 12 riders.

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