the Incline Railway on Lookout Mountain carries tourists up (and down) the side of the mountain. Electric power ignites two 100-horsepower motors that power the giant drums that operate the cable.

Heavy-duty cable nearly a mile in length. After a recent wildfire put the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway out of commission, the months of repair work ahead — and the materials required for it ...

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.

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 Incline Railway has offered guests a unique way to travel up Lookout Mountain since the first railway opened in 1887.