The first carousel was installed in the 1870s, the first "Switchback Railway" in 1881.

In 1927, the Cyclone's 1.6-mile coil was built where the first modern roller coaster, the Switchback Railway, had once stood.

The original Switchback Railway at Coney Island was the first roller coaster designed as an amusement ride in America.

In 1884, the Switchback Railway opened at Coney Island, and consisted of a car that traveled on two tracks between two towers.

He named his ride the "Switchback Railway," and workers pulled the carriage to the top of the track.

The first roller coaster, the Switchback Railway, debuted in 1896 and closed in 1904.

In 1892, the park's first roller coaster, the Switchback Railway, was built.

A Switchback Railway (1898)

The Cyclone was built on the site of America's first roller coaster, known as Switchback Railway (which opened on January 16, 1884).

The first carousel was installed in the 1870s, the first roller coaster, the "Switchback Railway", in 1884.