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Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 1, FF50
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The monorail at Busch Gardens opened in 1966. The small suspended system operated boxy trains that used two propane fired, air cooled, aluminum Corvair engines per train to produce the AC power necessary for the electric motors.

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Chicago Manual of Style
Gaines, James L. Monorail at the Busch Gardens amusement park - Tampa, Florida. 1975. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/92069>, accessed 9 February 2023.
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Gaines, James L. Monorail at the Busch Gardens amusement park - Tampa, Florida. 1975. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/92069>
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(State Archives of Florida/Gaines)
