FRISCO – Skiers and riders went styley, buttery and clean, but still nasty and always risking injury Friday night at the Winter Gravity Games rail jam in downtown Frisco. Breckenridge rider Chad ...

1. Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway Location: Mauch Chunk, Pa. Year it opened: 1827The founding father of roller coasters was actually a working railway built to transport anthracite in Pennsylvania’s ...

Whether you’re a fan of it or not, you can thank LaMarcus Thompson and his 1885 patent for the switchback gravity railway for America’s roller coaster industry. After becoming a master carpenter at ...

A re-creation of the historic gravity cars used years ago on the Mount Tamalpais railway has been placed at the downtown plaza for a trial period. The wooden car’s temporary and permanent home will be ...

1884: The first gravity roller coaster designed and built specifically as an amusement ride opens at Coney Island, New York. It is a commercial success and leads to the building of roller coasters all ...

FRISCO – Skiers and riders went styley, buttery and clean, but still nasty and always risking injury Friday night at the Winter Gravity Games rail jam in downtown Frisco. Breckenridge rider Chad ...