Switchback Gravity Railroad

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	heritage railway
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Mauch_Chunk_Switchback_Railway
gptkbp:closed	1937
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endPoint	gptkb:Mauch_Chunk,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:featuredIn	gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_(as_part_of_Mauch_Chunk_Historic_District)
gptkbp:gauge	standard gauge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Switchback Gravity Railroad
gptkbp:influenced	roller coaster design
gptkbp:length	9 miles
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Jim_Thorpe,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:notableFor	early example of gravity railroad one of the first railroads in the United States precursor to roller coasters
gptkbp:opened	1827
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Lehigh_Coal_&_Navigation_Company
gptkbp:purpose	coal transport
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:Summit_Hill,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:technology	gravity-powered descent inclined plane powered ascent
gptkbp:usedAs	gptkb:tourist_attraction
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lehigh_Coal_and_Navigation_Company gptkb:Mauch_Chunk
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7