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The Incline Railway entrance |
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| Built by John Crass and the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway Company, The Incline is a technical marvel that at its extreme reaches an incline of 72.7%, making it the steepest passenger railway in the world. The original coal-burning steam engines were replaced by two 100-horsepower motors in 1911, but other than that the railway has not changed very much in its more than 100 years of operation. | |
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| The Incline cars are equipped to transport 42 people and has been in operation since 1895. It has big windows. | |
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Known as
America's Most Amazing Mile, The Incline's trolley-style cars
climb through the natural beauty surrounding historic Lookout Mountain
at a breathtaking 72.7% grade straight up - making The Incline the steepest
passenger railway in the world.
The Incline traveled just under 10 mph. | |
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Below: Views from the
top of Lookout Mountain |
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Below: Views of the cable
car as it started back down Lookout Mountain |
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Below: The Engine Room
as seen through a glass window. |
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Below: Alex Jones took
pictures of his grandparents (the two RV Gypsies) while waiting for the
ride down Lookout Mountain. It was a warm day so Karen Duquette had her
fan around her neck, as usual. |
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| Below: These are specially designed cars, with windows on the side and the ceiling, which allowed for good viewing from any seat. Karen Duquette aimed the camera upwards towards the windowed ceiling and took photos of their reflections. | |
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NOTE: Long before Karen and Lee Duquette became The two RV Gypsies, they lived in Tennessee for two years. During that time, they took their children to The Chattanooga Choo Choo, Lookout Mountain and Point Park, Rock City, Ruby Falls and more. Maybe one day in the future, Karen will add those photos to the Flashback button above, IF she can find them. |
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