A Switchback Railway
A Switchback Railway

A Switchback Railway

January 01, 1898 | 1 min

The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping back down on a parallel track.

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