The steepest passenger railway in the world isn’t hiding in the Swiss Alps. it’s right here in Chattanooga, climbing straight ...

the steepest passenger train in the world. The train heads one mile straight up Chattanooga's Lookout Mountain, a pitch of 72 percent at its steepest point. We sat in the back, of course.

The trip also includes a turntable demonstration, which rotates the train for the trip back to Chattanooga, as well as a quick tour of the museum's restoration center housed at its East ...

Chattanooga was Tennessee’s best kept secret, but not anymore. It was once a dirty, railroad town ... saw how we were about ...