大烟山田纳西弗吉尼亚之旅(六)天际线路 Incline Railway

October 09, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
从岩石城(Rock City)出来不远,同在Look out Mountain有100多年历史的Incline Railway天际线路登高列车。这是南北战争时留下的古战场有轨登高列车,当时在田纳西州对峙的南北两军在这里有过几场重大的战役,如今这里已经成为美国内战时期战场遗迹之一,并且成为田纳西Chattanooga市的地标。

Incline Railway轨道全长约1700米,从山脚下一路向上,最后到达500米的高峰,最陡处的坡度达73度,在世界上数最陡峭的铁路客运专线之一。列车座位是经过特殊设计的,让游客坐于其上不会在列车到达最陡处时倾倒,车的顶棚是透明玻璃,当车身陡立起来时,人们甚至可以通过顶棚的玻璃看到远方山下的景观。列车徐徐前进,前面几分钟的运行很索然无味,快接近终点站的时候坡度逐渐陡了起来。到最后几乎要变垂直了。登顶后,观景台上四面眺望,田纳西河及河谷、Chattanooga市区的全貌尽收眼底。

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