Sensors, fin brakes, and eddy currents
A deeper look at why magnetic braking feels smooth but strong.
Eddy current brakes move a metal fin through a magnetic field; induced currents create drag proportional to speed — stronger when faster, tapering as you slow.
That self-modulating behavior makes trims predictable for designers.
Proximity sensors and encoder wheels track train position for blocks and dispatch computers.
The guest experience is “the ride knows where we are” — that is distributed sensing, not one magic camera.