Backety-Back Scenic Railway
Backety-Back Scenic Railway was a wooden roller coaster located at Crystal Beach Park. The ride opened to the public in 1909 and operated until 1926. The Backety-Back Scenic Railway was notable for a backward-traveling innovation which would be adopted many years later in more modern steel roller coasters. It was also one of the earliest shuttle roller coasters to be built, as well as being the second roller coaster to be built in the Crystal Beach amusement park. The coaster has been cited as a particularly beautiful example of roller coaster architecture.
| Backety-Back Scenic Railway | |
|---|---|
| Crystal Beach | |
| Location | Crystal Beach |
| Coordinates | 42.8675000°N 079.0591667°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 1909 |
| Closing date | 1926 |
| Cost | $50,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood – Shuttle |
| Designer | John H. Brown |
| Speed | 10 mph (16 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Trains | 2 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 5 rows for a total of 20 riders per train. |
| Backety-Back Scenic Railway at RCDB | |
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