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Re: Warren owes a lot to a certain J.J. Hill
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 11-10-2014 - 16:15
pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> The man who had the foresight and determination to
> build a raiload to the West Coast with a maximum
> 1% gradient.
Certainly James J. Hill was a great man, but if you are referring to the Great Northern Railroad, it certainly had grades greater than 1%. For instance, the original Cascade Tunnel itself had a 1.7% grade eastbound with an overall ruling grade of 2.2%. Even after the new Cascade Tunnel and alignment was built, the new tunnel grade itself is lower at 1.56%, but the ruling grade is still 2.2%.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Also, GN's Marias Pass line is a 1.8% grade.
[trn.trains.com]
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> The man who had the foresight and determination to
> build a raiload to the West Coast with a maximum
> 1% gradient.
Certainly James J. Hill was a great man, but if you are referring to the Great Northern Railroad, it certainly had grades greater than 1%. For instance, the original Cascade Tunnel itself had a 1.7% grade eastbound with an overall ruling grade of 2.2%. Even after the new Cascade Tunnel and alignment was built, the new tunnel grade itself is lower at 1.56%, but the ruling grade is still 2.2%.
[en.wikipedia.org]
Also, GN's Marias Pass line is a 1.8% grade.
[trn.trains.com]
