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Repairs of Incline complete

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After about two months of repairs, the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway reopened this week.

The mile-long rail, the upper station of which offers a panoramic view of the Chattanooga Valley, goes through routine maintenance annually, city officials said. This year, workers finished repairs and 200 feet of rail replacement a few weeks ahead of schedule and below the $600,000 budget, officials said.

Matthew Higgins, manager of the Incline, said several people were disappointed they couldn’t ride between Dec. 1 when the rail shut down and Feb. 7 when it reopened, but the reopening made some very happy.

“We were missed dearly by the tourists,” he said.