Three NS SD40-2's have just brought the first cut of three sections of its train to the peak of Saluda.After
setting the cars off the power will back down the hill
for the rest of its train.
When you say the word Saluda to some of the most senior members of Norfolk Southern crews and even those who have retired from the railroad, it still brings up images of the steepest grade on a standard gauge line in the United States at 4.24%.