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Remembering Coney Island, beach, roller coaster

When I was a child, my grandmother used to get a kick out of my running Hot Wheels cars down a track set up from the kitchen all the way into the living room. She called it "The scenic railway." I never knew why she called it such a thing, until years later, when I got a chance to experience Coney Island and the famed roller coaster she recalled.

I wish for just one minute I could go back...

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