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Cresting Saluda Grade

By Angela Cotey | October 1, 2025

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Southern Railway FP7 6141 and an F3 roar uphill into the hamlet of Saluda, N.C., top of famous 4.7-percent Saluda Grade, with the Charleston, S.C.–Cincinnati Carolina Special in the early 1950s. Linn H. Westcott photo

One thought on “Cresting Saluda Grade

  1. Great photo, one can only wish the line still ran there now one can just walk the route and “hear” the EMD’s in the wind……

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