and together they built the Mount Lowe Railway. It started at Lake Avenue at Altadena Drive, went northwest into Rubio Canyon. From there a 3,000-foot funicular or incline railway took passengers ...

At first, the Mount Lowe Railway carried visitors from Altadena ... The incline featured a funicular-style cable car railway that ushered passengers straight up the 60% grade from Rubio Canyon ...

To Mount Lowe with Love presents a history of the Mt ... to Mt Wilson by way of Pacific Electric Red Car incline cable car funicular and electric trolley Today this engineering wonder is gone ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9. -- Fire to-day swept Echo Mountain, destroying all the buildings except the Mount Lowe Observatory and damaging other property. The loss is $200,000. View Full Article in ...