Chattanooga, Tennessee

The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway in Chattanooga is a funicular which is one of the steepest railways in the world. Unlike most inclined planes which have a fixed angle of ascent, the lookout Mountain Incline starts at with nearly level track at the foot of the mountain to a grade which reaches 72.7 percent at the summit. The photos below show the fantastic grade from the top of the mountain down to the nearly level grade at the lower station.

Looking down the mountain from the upper station




Car at the upper station


Note the extreme angle of the car when stopped at the upper station


Cars passing halfway down the mountain


Car approaching the lower station