Bill Anderson
Well-Known Member
I found this NS video on You Tube. My fellow moderators can feel free to transfer it to another forum as appropriate.
Background: Saluda Grade is one of the steepest class 1 mainline railroad grades in the US, with sections as steep as 5.4%.
Items of interest on the video: Operation of a train down the grade is considered to be difficult enough that a Road Foreman of Engines is brought in to pilot a train downhill.
The summit ("crest") of the grade is Main Street. How often do you see that?
This video is over 40 years old. Assuming Saluda Grade is still in use, I wonder if operations have changed with the elimination of the caboose and advances in technology.
Background: Saluda Grade is one of the steepest class 1 mainline railroad grades in the US, with sections as steep as 5.4%.
Items of interest on the video: Operation of a train down the grade is considered to be difficult enough that a Road Foreman of Engines is brought in to pilot a train downhill.
The summit ("crest") of the grade is Main Street. How often do you see that?
This video is over 40 years old. Assuming Saluda Grade is still in use, I wonder if operations have changed with the elimination of the caboose and advances in technology.
