. Electric railway journal . and residents to and from the summit of themountain. The new line forms part of the system of the Chat-tanooga Railway & Light Company, which is operatedby E. W. Clark & Company. TRACK AND LINE Beginning at St. Elmo, the new line branches fromthe tracks of the Chattanooga Railway & Light Com-pany and by a cut of 800 ft. reaches the old locationof the steam road. By a circuitous route along theslopes of the mountain, at a grade of only 3% per cent,it reaches the summit. The new line is laid with 70-lb. A. S. C. E. T-rails on oak ties, 6 in. x 8 in. x 8 ft.,and balla
. Electric railway journal . and residents to and from the summit of themountain. The new line forms part of the system of the Chat-tanooga Railway & Light Company, which is operatedby E. W. Clark & Company. TRACK AND LINE Beginning at St. Elmo, the new line branches fromthe tracks of the Chattanooga Railway & Light Com-pany and by a cut of 800 ft. reaches the old locationof the steam road. By a circuitous route along theslopes of the mountain, at a grade of only 3% per cent,it reaches the summit. The new line is laid with 70-lb. A. S. C. E. T-rails on oak ties, 6 in. x 8 in. x 8 ft.,and ballasted with crushed limestone. The rails areequipped with continuous joints and are bonded withNo. 0000 protected bonds 13 in. long. High-speed splitswitches and spring frogs are installed at the fourturnouts. For nearly 8 miles the new line winds its way up therugged sides of Lookout Mountain, affording views ofsurpassing and impressive beauty. The entire valleybelow stretches out for the admiring gaze of passen-. Lookout Mountain—Crossing of Electric and Incline Rail ways 820 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIII, No. 15. gers. The winding character of the route gives prob-ably the most varied and comprehensive views of Chat-tanooga, the Tennessee River, Waldens Ridge and thesurrounding country. INCLINED RAILWAY The inclined railway has its lower terminus at and operates for a distance of 4750 ft., a line run-ning to the top of the mountain. The difference inelevation between St. Elmo and the Lookout Mountainstation, at the summit of the mountain, is approximately1500 ft. The average gradient is about 35 per cent,reaching a maximum near the head of 67 per cent. This railway is built with 56-lb T-rails laid on 8-in. x 8-ft. ties and is standard gage turnout is located half way between stations, and be-tween this turnout and the head of the incline threerails are used instead of two independent doubletracks. By an ingenious arrangement of the switches
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