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A Switchback Railway

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, January 1 1897
126 years ago
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Portrait of Robert W. PaulRobert W. Paul
Robert W. Paul was
28 in A Switchback Railway
as 'Director'
Mon, Oct 04 1869 –
Sun, Mar 28 1943