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Description
A gravity car on the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway is seen at a distance with several passengers aboard coasting over a bridge through the tall trees on the way down Mount Tamalpais to Muir Woods. A speed of 10 to 12 miles per hour was average when gliding down the eight mile hill.
Railroads Railroad bridges Railroad passenger open air gravity cars Railroad trestles Mountains Mountain railroads Forests National monuments National parks & reserves Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway The Crookedest Railroad in the World
Place
Mount Tamalpais Muir Woods Muir Woods National Monument
Source
Selected photograph from page 61 of "The Crookedest Railroad in the World" by Ted Wurm and Al Graves
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