A very early type of wooden coaster The riders would climb up a flight of stairs, to board the car, then ride down a series of slight hills, until they reached the other end Then the riders would get out, and walk up another staircase, while workerd hoisted the car back up, and then using a railroad switch moved the car over to another identical, parallel track, except that it rode in the opposite direction, back to the staion Riders faces out sideways on these rides, and their purpose was a sightseeing ride
A switchback is a road which goes up a steep hill in a series of sharp bends, or a sharp bend in a road. a road or track that goes up and down steep slopes and around sharp bends