At one time there were TWO inclines up Lookout Mountain. The popular tourist attraction operating today was once known as Incline no. 2. Incline no. 1 took a less steep grade up the mountain to the Point Hotel. It was completed in 1887, but dismantled by 1900 after viable business plans for its use failed to materialize.
Read more about this bit of history at the railga.com website.

Streetcars of the Chattanooga Area
Chattanooga & Lookout Mountain Railway