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Switchback Railway

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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Location
Coney Island
Capacity
1600 riders per hour
Designer
LaMarcus Adna Thompson
Drop
43 ft (13 m)
Duration
1:00
G-force
2.9

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Switchback Railway

Nodes10
Edges9
Triples21
Avg. degree1.8
Density0.2
Components1

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Switchback Railway

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related to Other rides · 2
Switchback Railway → Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, There
Capacity · 1
Switchback Railway → 1600 riders per hour
Coordinates · 1
Switchback Railway → .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…
Designer · 1
Switchback Railway → LaMarcus Adna Thompson
Drop · 1
Switchback Railway → 43 ft (13 m)
Duration · 1
Switchback Railway → 1:00
G-force · 1
Switchback Railway → 2.9
Height · 1
Switchback Railway → 50 ft (15 m)
Length · 1
Switchback Railway → 600 ft (180 m)
Lift/launch system · 1
Switchback Railway → gravity

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railway thompson track switchback roller gravity designed states design ride coasters coaster coney first united 1885 patented passengers tower bench-like

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Switchback RailwayCapacity1600 riders per hour1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayCoordinates.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…1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayDesignerLaMarcus Adna Thompson1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayDrop43 ft (13 m)1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayDuration1:001.00infobox
Switchback RailwayG-force2.91.00infobox
Switchback RailwayHeight50 ft (15 m)1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayLength600 ft (180 m)1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayLift/launch systemgravity1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayLocationConey Island1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayManufacturerLaMarcus Adna Thompson1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayMax vertical angle30°1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayModelLift Packed1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayOpening dateJune 16, 1884 (1884-06-16)1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayPark sectionConey Island Cyclone Site1.00infobox
Switchback RailwaySpeed6 mph (9.7 km/h)1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayStatusRemoved1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayTrack layoutGravity pulled coaster1.00infobox
Switchback RailwayTypeWood1.00infobox

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