Exploring Chattanooga: Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

When they went to Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jammy and Macho spent a day at Lookout Mountain.

Jammy loves trains, so they decided to take the Incline Railway, which is "the steepest passenger railway in the world." As it turns out, it's not very train-like, but it was interesting and the view was incredible!

Waiting at the station at the bottom of the hill.

Round-trip ticket in hand.  Remember it is round-trip! Don't lose after going one-way!

The incline gets steep enough to need the windows in the ceiling!

Jammy wasn't really scared; he was only pretending.

Macho had some help from Uncle D

They could see for miles. It's no wonder that there were battles for control of this mountain during the Civil War.

This is what pulls the railway car up the hill.

Macho liked the old-fashioned marbles in the gift shop, . . . 

. . . but every little boy in the gift shop ended up by the guns.

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Train Ride

Jammy and Macho never traveled on a train before.  They have ridden trains at parks and zoos and museums, but never a real train that would take them to another city.

There is a train station for the village where they are staying, so this is a perfect chance to try it out.

First, they had to wait.

. . . and wait.  The train won't wait for you, so you have to come early and wait for the train.

Finally, the train arrived at the station!  ALL ABOARD!!

A train in Slovakia is a lot like a bus, but better.  There is more room, and the boys got to see the countryside from a whole new perspective.