Riding Down Norfolk Southern's Saluda Grade (1998)

In September 1998, Norfolk Southern operated its track geometry train over the steepest mainline railroad grade in North America, Saluda, in North Carolina. With an average gradient of 4.7%, the "Mountain of Challenge" was a daily operating obstacle since most freight trains running down it exceeded 10,000 tons.

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