Have you ever wondered why roller coasters make that distinctive clicking ... We also explore other sources of clicking noises, like the chain lift itself and track expansion due to temperature ...

Luna Park's 97-year-old wooden roller coaster was "on its ascent on Thursday afternoon, when the ride operators took it out of service due to a crack on the chain sprocket located in the ride’s ...

"We start the climb, and you hear the click of the chain of the normal roller coaster,” the man, who had visited the park for his niece’s birthday, told NBC News affiliate KPNX. “We get just ...

And then when we get closer to the top, I hear a click. Different from the click of the roller coaster going up on the chain," he said. "So I check my bar, and when I pushed it, it released.

PHOENIX -- A man made a quick decision to jump off a roller coaster ride ... bar unlocked at Castles N' Coasters. "I heard a click noise that was different from the chain taking us up the hill ...

The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ascent on Thursday, August 22 when ride operators took it out of service due to a damaged chain sprocket in the motor room.

The famed Cyclone roller coaster in Brooklyn is standing still ... Inspectors for the city's Department of Buildings said it was a crack on a chain. One of the train cars was still stuck in ...