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	"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>		"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>

	The miniature railway's track was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = ~~Charrington~~\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>		The miniature railway's track was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Cherrington\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>

	Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/variety131-1938-08/page/n173/mode/2up "Replaces Olentangy."] ''Variety.'' Aug. 17, 1938. Page 63. Accessed through Internet Archive.</ref>		Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/variety131-1938-08/page/n173/mode/2up "Replaces Olentangy."] ''Variety.'' Aug. 17, 1938. Page 63. Accessed through Internet Archive.</ref>

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	The [[Miniature Railway]], also known as the '''Miniature Train Ride''', '''Electric Express''', '''Miniature Engine''', '''Miniature Electric Railroad''', and '''Cannon Ball Express''', was a track ride at Olentangy Park. Opening in 1902<ref>"A Jolly Picnic." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 3, 1902. Page 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937.		The [[Miniature Railway]], also known as the '''Miniature Train Ride''', '''Electric Express''', '''Miniature Engine''', '''Miniature Electric Railroad''', and '''Cannon Ball Express''', was a track ride at Olentangy Park. Opening in 1902<ref>"A Jolly Picnic." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 3, 1902. Page 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937.

	The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Jan. 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map~~. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/~~.</ref>		The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Jan. 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the Pony Track and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref>

	"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>		"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>
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	The miniature railway's track was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Charrington\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>		The miniature railway's track was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Charrington\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>

	Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard.''<ref>Advertisement. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. ~~https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40~~</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>"Replaces Olentangy." ''Variety.'' Aug. 17, 1938. Page 63. Accessed through Internet Archive. ~~https://archive.org/details/variety131-1938-08/page/n173/mode/2up~~</ref>		Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. ''[https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40 The Billboard.]'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive.</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/variety131-1938-08/page/n173/mode/2up "Replaces Olentangy."] ''Variety.'' Aug. 17, 1938. Page 63. Accessed through Internet Archive.</ref>

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	The miniature railway's track was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Charrington\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>		The miniature railway's track was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Charrington\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>

	Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard.''<ref>Advertisement. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard.''<ref>Advertisement. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref><ref>"Replaces Olentangy." ''Variety.'' Aug. 17, 1938. Page 63. Accessed through Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/variety131-1938-08/page/n173/mode/2up</ref>

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	The [[Miniature Railway]], also known as the '''Miniature Train Ride''', '''Electric Express''', '''Miniature Engine''', '''Miniature Electric Railroad''', and '''Cannon Ball Express''', was a track ride at Olentangy Park. Opening in 1902<ref>"A Jolly Picnic." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch,'' ~~August~~ 3, 1902. Page 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937.		The [[Miniature Railway]], also known as the '''Miniature Train Ride''', '''Electric Express''', '''Miniature Engine''', '''Miniature Electric Railroad''', and '''Cannon Ball Express''', was a track ride at Olentangy Park. Opening in 1902<ref>"A Jolly Picnic." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 3, 1902. Page 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937.

	The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' ~~January~~ 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' ~~August~~ 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref>		The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Jan. 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref>

	"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>		"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>

	The miniature railway's ~~tack~~ was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Charrington\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>		The miniature railway's track was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Charrington\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>

	Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement~~. 1938~~. ''The Billboard,'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' ~~August~~ 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard.''<ref>Advertisement. ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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	The [[Miniature Railway]], also known as the '''Miniature Train Ride''', '''Electric Express''', '''Miniature Engine''', '''Miniature Electric Railroad''', and '''Cannon Ball Express''', was a track ride at Olentangy Park. Opening in 1902<ref>"A Jolly Picnic." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch,'' August 3, 1902. Page 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937.		The [[Miniature Railway]], also known as the '''Miniature Train Ride''', '''Electric Express''', '''Miniature Engine''', '''Miniature Electric Railroad''', and '''Cannon Ball Express''', was a track ride at Olentangy Park. Opening in 1902<ref>"A Jolly Picnic." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch,'' August 3, 1902. Page 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937.
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	"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>		"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>

			The miniature railway's tack was a mile in length in 1933.<ref>{{Cite news \|lastname = Charrington\|firstname = H. E.\|articletitle = Olentangy Still Mecca\|pub = The Columbus Dispatch\|date = June 6, 1933\|page = 12 }}</ref>

	Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. 1938. ''The Billboard,'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. 1938. ''The Billboard,'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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	The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref>		The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref>

			"Cannon Ball Express" is written on the side of the miniature railway in a photo, but it was described as "a thriller de luxe," opening in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news \|articletitle = Park Now Open\|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch\|date = May 23, 1927\|page = 35 }}</ref>

	Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. 1938. ''The Billboard,'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. 1938. ''The Billboard,'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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	The [[Miniature Railway]], also known as the '''Miniature Train Ride''', '''Electric Express''', '''Miniature Engine''', '''Miniature Electric Railroad''', and '''Cannon Ball Express''', was a track ride at Olentangy Park. Opening in 1902<ref>"A Jolly Picnic." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' 3 ~~August~~ 1902. ~~Pg.~~ 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937.		The [[Miniature Railway]], also known as the '''Miniature Train Ride''', '''Electric Express''', '''Miniature Engine''', '''Miniature Electric Railroad''', and '''Cannon Ball Express''', was a track ride at Olentangy Park. Opening in 1902<ref>"A Jolly Picnic." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch,'' August 3, 1902. Page 12.</ref>, the ride was in operation until the park's closure in 1937.

	The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 2 ~~January~~ 1905. ~~Pg.~~ 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref>		The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref>

	Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938~~. Page~~. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian.'' ~~Vol. 1.~~ April 1984. ~~Pg.~~ 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' 2 ~~June~~ 1929. ~~Pg.~~ 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement. 1938. ''The Billboard,'' April 16, 1938. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch,'' June 2, 1929. Page 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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	The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 2 January 1905. Pg. 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref>		The ride was originally just north of the [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] and was moved to the other side of the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] sometime after it was replaced by [[Fair Japan]] in 1905.<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 2 January 1905. Pg. 5.</ref> It was near the [[Electric Autos]] in 1913.<ref name="aug1913">"Olentangy Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' August 4, 1913. Page 12.</ref> The station was east of a refreshment stand north of the [[Pony Track]] and [[Scenic Coaster]] in 1922.<ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref>

	Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">~~Barret~~, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian.'' Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' 2 June 1929. Pg. 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>		Despite being listed for sale in ''The Billboard,''<ref>Advertisement, ''The Billboard.'' April 16, 1938. Page. Page 41. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1938-04-16_50_16/page/40</ref> the ride was moved to the Haenlein Brothers' new Zoo Amusement Park across from the Columbus Zoo after the closure of Olentangy Park.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian.'' Vol. 1. April 1984. Pg. 17.</ref><ref>"Zoo Amusement Park Has Established Its Popularity." ''Columbus Dispatch.'' 2 June 1929. Pg. 14-A.</ref><ref>"Marysville Family Picnics Arranged for Columbus Zoo." ''Marysville Journal-Tribune (Marysville, Ohio),'' August 16, 1939. Pages 1-2. Accessed through Newspapers.com [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188120/ Clip 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/marysville-journal-tribune-marysville-fa/161188060/ Clip 2]</ref>

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