A not so huge roller coaster has been drawing peeps to Seguin, Texas from all over the world for years but now the park it ...

Here's a look back at the wild ride the park has brought visitors on since it first opened its doors.

Roller coasters were a staple of New Orleans' entertainment scene for most of the 20th century, ... The switchback railway at West End circa 1910, at left.

The ride celebrates the anniversary of LaMarcus Thompson’s Switchback Railway, the first modern roller coaster. Advertisement Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.

Nineteen amusement parks around the United States participated in the 3rd annual simultaneous dispatch of coasters to attempt a world record for number of people coasting at once, and to celebrate the ...

How do roller coasters work? In this in-depth video, we explore the history, physics, and engineering behind roller coasters — from the earliest Russian Mountains and wooden switchback railways ...

The original American roller coaster was made to give mules a ride. It was Pennsylvania’s Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway, built 1827 as the second permanent American railroad, and first American ...

1884: The first roller coaster in America arrives in Coney Island. Dubbed the “Gravity Switchback Railway,” this historical coaster was designed by LaMarcus Adna Thompson in 1881 and was ...