Incline Railway

This kind of gives you a look from near the top. There is only one track, so the train coming up and the train going down meet in the center, where the track splits into two for enough time for them to pass. They operate on a cable pulley system. It's 72.7% grade near the top of the mountain.

ChooChoo.......Chatanooga

November 6th 2008
Happy Birthday, Lisa and Sara! We spent two days in Chattanooga on the way to our next project, and as many areas as we’ve seen, this is one of the most stunning. We spent the first day driving around the downtown area, and along the river, and then we took the incline railway to the top of Lookout Mountain. Marvin and Jackie traveled with us, but they only stayed one day, as they used to l ... read more

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