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yukon11
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The Strasburg Railroad has added an arcade car with 1950's era pinball machines:

http://m.lancasteronline.com/video/watch-strasburg-railroad-to-debut-new-vintage-pinball-car/video_c62bc292-2be7-11e5-8b2d-cb3c6ffe698b.html?mode=jqm

Growing up in my small town in N. Calif., we had an ice cream parlor that had a couple of pinball machines which took, I can't remember, dimes or quarters. There was a big sign which stated you had to be 16 years of age to play. However, they sort of looked the other way when we <16 yr. old kids wanted to play the machines. You just haven't lived if you never had a chance to play pinball machines back in the 1950's.

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I hope the tracks are smooth enough to not activate the tilt mechanisms. Personally, my all-time favorite game is the 1990s version of Dr. Who.

Are there any famous railroad-themed pinball games?

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Reminds me of a game I had for the Amiga back in the 1990s called Pinball Dreams. It was quite groundbreaking back then. One of the four tables was called Steel Wheel: there is a picture of it here, though it doesn't really do it justice with graphics these days, or without the sound.

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quote:
Originally posted by Vincent206:
I hope the tracks are smooth enough to not activate the tilt mechanisms. Personally, my all-time favorite game is the 1990s version of Dr. Who.

Are there any famous railroad-themed pinball games?

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Not too impressive, but looks like this is a rare machine:

http://pinballmachinesworld.com/tag/railroad/

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Frankly, I didn't care about the graphics on the machine, I cared if I could learn/win enough to get replays...

I found Bally machines better for me than Chicago Coin machines...

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