Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
heritage railway
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Switchback Railroad
|
| gptkbp:closed |
1933
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:featuredIn |
National Register of Historic Places documentation
|
| gptkbp:gauge |
standard gauge
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early American industrial transportation
influenced amusement park rides |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway
|
| gptkbp:length |
9 miles
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Jim_Thorpe,_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the first railroads in the United States
precursor to roller coasters early gravity railroad |
| gptkbp:opened |
1827
|
| gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:Lehigh_Coal_&_Navigation_Company
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| gptkbp:purpose |
coal transport
|
| gptkbp:roadType |
gptkb:railway_station
gravity railroad |
| gptkbp:servesCity |
Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe)
|
| gptkbp:usedAs |
gptkb:tourist_attraction
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lehigh_Coal_and_Navigation_Company
gptkb:Josiah_White |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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