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The original Switchback Railway was the first roller coaster at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City, and one of the earliest designed for amusement in the United States. The 1885 patent states the invention relates to the gravity double track switchback railway, which had predicated the inclined plane railway, patented in 1878 by Richard Knudsen.…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switchback Railway | Capacity | 1600 riders per hour | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Coordinates | .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Designer | LaMarcus Adna Thompson | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Drop | 43 ft (13 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Duration | 1:00 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | G-force | 2.9 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Height | 50 ft (15 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Length | 600 ft (180 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Lift/launch system | gravity | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Location | Coney Island | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Manufacturer | LaMarcus Adna Thompson | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Max vertical angle | 30° | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Model | Lift Packed | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Opening date | June 16, 1884 (1884-06-16) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Park section | Coney Island Cyclone Site | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Speed | 6 mph (9.7 km/h) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Status | Removed | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Track layout | Gravity pulled coaster | 1.00 | infobox |
| Switchback Railway | Type | Wood | 1.00 | infobox |
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