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World’s STEEPEST Incline?! - Southern History Series Part 5 🚞 Did you know that one of the world’s steepest passenger railways is right in Chatanooga, Tennessee? It’s called Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, and it is STEEP! 😱 Built in 1895, with a slope of 72.7% and a length of a mile long, this is such a unique experience! The rail car itself is built on a slope to accommodate the dramatic change in view once you begin to ascend the hill. This incline raises you up to Lookout Mountian for an

The Manitou Incline challenges your legs and lungs...the Red Mountain Incline challenged your courage (Manitou Springs, Colorado).💯 When most people think about Manitou Springs and an “Incline”…the Manitou Springs Incline is likely going to be what comes to mind. However, not far away, and often forgotten, used to be the Red Mountain Incline. From 1912-1922, folks were thrilled by an extremely steep excursion up and down the side of Red Mountain. The Red Mountain Scenic Railway Company built th