05-09-2010, 08:51 PM
Hi All:
I am not sure how many people have heard of Saluda Grade in western North Carolina. It had the steepest grade for a mainline route in the country; over 5% at one point and much of it at 4.7%. The following websites have a lot of pictures, information, and stories that I hope you find interesting. There is some duplication between the sites but all have somethings that are different.
dwight77
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I am not sure how many people have heard of Saluda Grade in western North Carolina. It had the steepest grade for a mainline route in the country; over 5% at one point and much of it at 4.7%. The following websites have a lot of pictures, information, and stories that I hope you find interesting. There is some duplication between the sites but all have somethings that are different.
dwight77
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