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Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
and Karen's sister Ilse Blahak rode the Incline Railway up Lookout Mountain (photos by Karen, Lee, and Ilse) |
July
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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 hasn't 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. | Karen's sister Ilse Blahak |
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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 travels just under 10 mph. |
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Below: Ilse Blahak took pictures of the windows above the heads of the passengers. |
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Below: Lee Duquette also took photos by aiming the camera upwards towards the big windows above. |
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Below Another tram passed alongside |
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Almost to the top of Lookout Mountain |
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Below: After arriving at
the top of Lookout Mountain, the cable car went back down the steep
incline to get more passengers. |
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Below: Karen Duquette photographed the tram as it soon disappeared down the tracks. |
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Below Karen and her sister, Ilse,
at the top of Lookout Mountain |
The two RV Gypsies at the top of Lookout Mountain |
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Below:
View from the top of Lookout Mountain (more views are shown below, taken
from Point Park) |
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Below Ilse Blahak and Karen Duquette took a bunch of pictures of the groundhogs. |
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