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Experience the Incline Railway, America's Most Amazing Mile, today! Ascend historic Lookout Mountain at a 72.7% grade and take in the views on a Funicular Railway. Click to learn more about the Incline Railway's Homepage.
The Incline Railway attracts people from around the world and has carried millions of residents and tourists up and down historic Lookout Mountain. The history of the Incline and Lookout Mountain includes Civil War battles, rivalries, and grand hotels.
The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is a 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge [2] inclined plane funicular railway leading to the top of Lookout Mountain from the historic St. Elmo neighborhood of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Experience the thrill of riding one of the world’s steepest passenger railways at the historic Incline Railway in Chattanooga, Tennessee, offering breathtaking views as you ascend Lookout Mountain. Adults/Seniors: $20.00 per person*
Also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, a funicular railway normally solves the problem of transporting people up extremely steep slopes. They’ve been used for hundreds of years and are an extraordinary feat of ingenuity.
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!
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is an ASME landmark, a 19th-century 3-rail incline at the mountain where the Civil War's Battle Above the Clouds was waged.
Experience natural beauty and breathtaking views at Rock City, Ruby Falls, and The Incline Railway on historic Lookout Mountain. Iconic Tennessee destinations, located minutes from downtown Chattanooga.
This funicular railway system, known as America s Most Amazing Mile, features a 72.7% grade, making it one of the steepest passenger railways in the world. Official Incline Railway version:12.
What is the Incline Railway? The Incline Railway is one of the steepest passenger railways in the world. It is a funicular railway, which means that the cars are pulled up the slope by cables (funis means ‘rope’ in Latin).