the Incline Railway up Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga Tennessee

July 20, 2014

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.

The Incline cars are equipped to transport 42 people and has been in operation since 1895. It has big windows.	Karen Duquette's sister Ilse Blahak

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.



Below: Ilse Blahak took pictures of the windows above the heads of the passengers.

Below: Lee Duquette also took photos by aiming the camera upwards towards the big windows above.



Below Another tram passed alongside


Almost to the top of Lookout Mountain

Below: After arriving at the top of Lookout Mountain, the cable car went back down the steep incline to get more passengers.

Below: Karen Duquette photographed the tram as it soon disappeared down the tracks.

Below Karen and her sister, Ilse, at the top of Lookout Mountain	The two RV Gypsies at the top of Lookout Mountain

Below: View from the top of Lookout Mountain (more views are shown below, taken from Point Park)

Below Ilse Blahak and Karen Duquette took a bunch of pictures of the groundhogs.

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Chattanooga Choo-Choo	Incline Railway (this page)
Rock City	Ruby Falls - a waterfall in a cave
Point Park	duck ride on the Tennessee River
Lookout Mountain Chattanooga West KOA in Trenton, Georgia
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Karen Duquette's sister Ilse Blahak

Below: Ilse Blahak took pictures of the windows above the heads of the passengers.

Below: Lee Duquette also took photos by aiming the camera upwards towards the big windows above.

Below Another tram passed alongside

Almost to the top of Lookout Mountain

Below: Karen Duquette photographed the tram as it soon disappeared down the tracks.

Below Ilse Blahak and Karen Duquette took a bunch of pictures of the groundhogs.

Chattanooga, Ross Landing, water steps, sculptures and more

Chattanooga Choo-Choo

Incline Railway (this page)

Rock City

Ruby Falls - a waterfall in a cave

Point Park

duck ride on the Tennessee River

Lookout Mountain Chattanooga West KOA in Trenton, Georgia

There are three more navigational choices below.

IF YOU CAME HERE FROM THE CHATTANOOGA 2011 MENU (or if you have not visited the 2011 sites), GO THERE NOW - because many of these same places were visited in 2011, but the experiences are very different from each other. Plus the two RV Gypsies grandson, Alex Jones, was with them in 2011.

OR

AFTER you have enjoyed all eight (8) sections, above, please continue on to the adventures of the two RV Gypsies in Alabama: the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, botanical gardens and more

After you have seen all of the above,

Continue Navigation in any year, any place, in the order of your choice via the alphabetical or category buttons below

OR Click here to see travels by the year (not the best way)

Continue Navigation in any year, any place, in the order of your choice
via the alphabetical or category buttons below