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Scenic Railway Sampler<br /> ...ere built throughout Europe into the 1930s. Although not very tall, scenic railways were often very long with two or three lifts leading to a series of gentle

...lly a simple oval operating with single cars. Their history parallels the Scenic Railway era. The Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania is the las [[File:Scenic Railway 1912-1917 Zapp's Willow Lake Park Fresno copy.jpg|750px|center]]

Switchback Railways were the very first official mechanical roller coasters to exist with the e ...ed on his simple Switchback design and in 1887 introduced the first Scenic Railways that had more theming and displays to improve the ride experience as well a

...ially rested on a central pier 196 feet (60 mtrs) feet high. Like so many railways of the age, the timber bridges were never meant to be permanent, only a qui ...e more than 40 years old but it still retains wonderful views of a simple, scenic Bavarian valley near Speicherz.