Newport company selected to restore iconic roller coasters

A Greater Cincinnati firm has been chosen to restore one of the nation’s most iconic roller coasters along with one of the tallest roller coasters in the world.

Newport-based Baynum Painting will paint Coney Island’s Cyclone at Luna Park in New York as well as Cedar Point’s Top Thrill Dragster in Northern Ohio.

The Cyclone opened in June 1927 and features an 85-foot, 60-degree drop on a 2,640-foot track with speeds up to 60 miles per hour. It became a New York City landmark in July 1988 and is listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and on the National Historic Landmark Register. Baynum is part of a team working on the multi-year restoration project and will apply a glossy white coat of paint donated by PPG Paints.

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