Kingda Ka , followed by a drop of and spanning over a track by the end of the ride. Plans to build Kingda Ka were announced on September 10, 2003, at an event held for roller coaster enthusiasts and the media. The event revealed the park's goal to build "the tallest and fastest roller coaster on earth", reaching and accelerating up to in 3.5 seconds. On January 13, 2005, Kingda Ka's tower construction was completed, and on May 21, 2005, the ride opened to the public. Kingda Ka became the "tallest" and "fastest" roller coaster in the world, taking both world records
SJ X2 it does not consume more power at than older Rc- locomotive hauled trains at . The X2 trains have mostly run the X 2000 service level, but have periodically been used for Linx traffic as well as regional services, for which fewer coaches were used to improve acceleration. Technical data X2 locomotive Technical data X2 passenger coaches Each train also have a UB2X coach with a driver's place, and a URB2 coach with a simple restaurant. In the beginning there were many more UA2 first class coaches than UB2 second class coaches. But after a decision that state employees should