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Believe it or not, there is NO agency at the federal level with authority over fixed amusement-park rides and state-level organizations only exist in about half the US. As a result, the major forces governing ride safety today are negative publicity and class-action lawsuits, which tend to shut down rides and/or parks that feature more than the usual number of decapitations. Here are nine of the most dangerous thrill rides ever built. SWITCHBACK GRAVITY RAILROAD - MAUCH CHUNK, PENNSYLVANIA Established to haul coal up Mt. Pisgah to canals on the Lehigh River, the Switchback Gravity Railroad was only the second railroad ...