Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1916 — Crookedest Railroad in the World [ARTICLE]

Crookedest Railroad in the World

Up California’s Tamalpais runs the crookedest railroad in the world. Of the eight miles of track the longest tangent is but 413 feet. In one notable Instance the road makes five complete loops and ties two complete now knots to attain an elevation of 90 feet. The end of the line is about half a mile higher than the starting point, and there is not one particularly steep grade In the entire system.