. Electric railway journal . am railway line from St. Elmo for a distance ofabout 8 miles to the summit of the mountain. After afew years this railway was abandoned and the trackswere removed. Early in 1913 the Lookout Mountain Railway Com- The overhead construction is of the bracket suspen-sion type, the poles being spaced about 100 ft. pipe brackets are attached to each pole, andthese in turn support two No. 00 grooved trolley method does away with the need for overheadswitches at the turnouts, and at the same time gives ad-ditional feeder capacity. The cars are 42
. Electric railway journal . am railway line from St. Elmo for a distance ofabout 8 miles to the summit of the mountain. After afew years this railway was abandoned and the trackswere removed. Early in 1913 the Lookout Mountain Railway Com- The overhead construction is of the bracket suspen-sion type, the poles being spaced about 100 ft. pipe brackets are attached to each pole, andthese in turn support two No. 00 grooved trolley method does away with the need for overheadswitches at the turnouts, and at the same time gives ad-ditional feeder capacity. The cars are 42 ft. 9 in. long and have 28-ft. are mounted on double trucks equipped with fourmotors of 50 hp each. Motor control of the Westing-house type allows the operation of six cars pertrain. The cars are equipped with National air brakesand are designed for moderately high speed. Currentat 600 volts is obtained from the Chattanooga Railway& Light Company and is used by both the electric rail-way and the Lookout Mountain—View Looking Down Incline Taken from Point Near Head of Incline pany, which had acquired the right-of-way of the oldcompany, began the construction of an overhead trolleyline over virtually the same route. This new line hasrecently been completed and put in operation. It is inaddition to the old incline, which is still in use to carrytourists 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
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