NRHP Reference # 73001774 Area 34 ha Added to NRHP 26 April 1973 | Opened 16 November 1895 Phone +1 423-821-4224 Architect Jo Conn Guild | |
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Location 3917 St. Elmo Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37409 Built November 16, 1895 (121 years ago) (1895-11-16) Address 3917 St Elmo Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37409, USA Similar Ruby Falls, Rock City, Lookout Mountain, Northside Presbyterian Church, Terminal Station Profiles | ||
Lookout mountain incline railway hd
The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is a 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge inclined plane railway located along the side of Lookout Mountain in the historic St. Elmo neighborhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States. Passengers are transported from St. Elmo's Station at the base, to Point Park at the mountain summit, which overlooks the city and the Tennessee River. It is just a short drive to three of Chattanooga's main tourist attractions, Ruby Falls, Cavern Castle, and Rock City Both less than 10 minutes drive from the railway's top station. The railway is approximately one mile (1.6 km) in length (single-track except for a short two-track stretch (passing loop) at the midway point, allowing operation of two cars at one time), and has a maximum grade of 72.7%. It is billed as one of the world's steepest passenger railways. It obtained Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark status in 1991. The cable system for the cars was made by the Otis Elevator Company.
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History
The Incline Railway opened on November 16, 1895, and was the second of two inclines constructed on Lookout Mountain; the first was the Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain Railway, which operated from 1886 to 1898. The railway is now operated by the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority, the area's public transit agency.
The Incline Railway is a well-known and beloved Chattanooga landmark; the railway has been depicted in numerous regional and national publications, including being on TV, most prominently on Larry the Cable Guy's Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy in February 2011.