Saluda Grade - The Final Months of America’s Steepest Mainline Route

In this video, C. Vision Productions takes you to Norfolk Southern’s famous Saluda Grade in North Carolina, to view trains operating over the astonishing four to five percent grades between Saluda and Melrose. This section of track had the distinction of being the steepest standard-gauge mainline railroad grade in the United States. Trains battled Saluda for 123 years, from 1878 until 2001. Today, the portion of track over the Saluda Grade sits in disuse. Formerly operated by the Southern Railway, this was Norfolk Southern’s “W Line”, between Asheville, North Carolina, and Columbia, South Carolina, via Spartanburg. Videographer Dan Hadley visited Saluda during the final years of operations over this historic stretch of track, allowing you to see what the trains and physical plant looked like shortly before train traffic ceased. More C. Vision railroad entertainment for you: Smoky U28Bs on Coal Trains! - Transkentucky Transportation Railroad (TTI)    • Smoky U28Bs on Coal Trains! - Transkentuck...   Kansas City Southern - C. Vision’s Tribute to the Mighty KCS    • Kansas City Southern - C. Vision’s Tribute...   Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad: The Action Road - Vol. 1, D&RGW and Utah Railway (1985-1987)    • Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad: The ...   The Milwaukee Road in Montana - FULL VIDEO    • The Milwaukee Road in Montana - FULL VIDEO   Wisconsin Central, Vol. 1 - Featuring WC SD45, SDL39, GP35, GP40, and SW1500 Locomotives    • Wisconsin Central, Vol. 1 - Featuring WC S...   Black Hills SD40-2 Cab Ride: Chicago & North Western Colony Line - FULL VIDEO (1994)    • Black Hills SD40-2 Cab Ride: Chicago & Nor...   Burlington Northern’s Hi Line in Montana: Autumn on Marias Pass    • Burlington Northern’s Hi Line in Montana: ...   Trona Railway in the Mojave Desert: EMD SD40-2, SD40T-2, and Baldwin AS-616 Locomotives    • Trona Railway in the Mojave Desert: EMD SD...