The Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railroad, also known as the Crookedest Railroad in the World, made Mt. Tam famous. The train was retired in 1930, but much of the Old Railroad Grade remains for the ...
Of the 281 curves that earned the Mount Tamalpais and Muir Woods railroad its reputation as the Crookedest Railroad in the World, the Double Bow-Knot was the most dramatic of the switchbacks.