Today my son and I did something really fun and interesting. We visited and took a ride on the Incline Railway. It is located at the foothills of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. I found the drive there a bit confusing but after asking a local sheriff, we were not far off.
The Incline Railway is the steepest passenger train in use in the world. As the track reaches toward the top, the slope is graded at 72.7% and let me tell you, as you look up the mountain, it seems to reach completely vertical! The views at the top are fantastic. Today was so hot and humid that the view was a little hazy, but still awesome over the Tennessee River and valley.
At one time, people who lived up on the mountain top would only be able to get down for supplies and food maybe once a year. After the Incline was built in the late 1800's, it enabled those who lived on the mountain a chance to get their supplies more conveniently. Today, over 40 million rides have been taken on the Incline Railway. It's definitely worth the trip.
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