Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, funicular, 1950s

It is still there, opened in November 1895, the second of two inclines constructed on Lookout Mountain; (the first was the Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain Railway, which operated from 1886 to 1898.) The incline railway is now operated by the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority, the area's public transit agency.

It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) long from St. Elmo at its base to the summit of the mountain. It is claimed to be the steepest cable incline in the world, reaching a 72.7 percent gradient at one point. It is standard gauge, powered by two 100 hp winches developed by the Otis Elevator Company, and single track, except for a passing loop in the middle, allowing both counter-balanced trains to operate simultaneously.