This steep railway was built in 1870 to transport ... It was the earliest passenger rail car incline ever built in the United States and has been continuously used for a century and a half.

A section of the historic Incline Railway caught fire as the fire moved through the eastern slope of Lookout Mountain Saturday morning, according to a news release from the National Park Service.

The repaired Incline Railway is set to reopen by July 14, according to officials. The railway, one of Chattanooga's most popular tourist attractions, has been closed since December, when a fire on ...

The Incline Railway will take you on a very steep (72. ... from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the last car leaving 40 minutes before closing time. It's also wheelchair accessible. If you're looking ...

(WDEF)- A Chattanooga landmark damaged in a December wildfire will soon be reopening. The Incline Railway was taken out of service because of the December 7, 2024 Lookout Mountain wildfire.

The Mon Incline is actually a funicular, which is a specific type of inclined railway. Funiculars are characterized by counterbalancing cars pulled by cables. One car travels up a hill while ...