Name/Title
Incline No. 2, 1947Entry/Object ID
2020.096.001Description
A photograph of the Incline No. 2 from the St. Elmo terminus. The photograph shows a house to the left of the incline.
The rear reads "Sept 1947 Elevation at Lookout Mt [illeg.] Lookout Mount., Tenn
Opened in November 1895, the Incline No. 2 was constructed by John Crass and the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway Company. The track was built at a steeper 72.7% grade to transport visitors up Lookout Mountain. The cars originally operated on coal-burning steam engines, which were upgraded to two 100-horsepower motors in 1911. While the Inclines did operate in tandem for a period, the No. 2 eventually purchased and demolished the No. 1. Today, the Incline No. 2 is still in operation in St. Elmo.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Lookout Mountain Incline RailwaySubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
St. Elmo, Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee*, Lookout Mountain, TennesseeCollection
Lookout Mountain CollectionCopyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United States