Sugar House Bulletin | 1947-12-19 | Page 7 | Steepest Railroad Grade |

Type	issue
Date	1947-12-19
Paper	Sugar House Bulletin
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title	Steepest Railroad Grade
Type	article
Date	1947-12-19
Paper	Sugar House Bulletin
Page	7
OCR Text	Show Steepest Railroad Grade Steepest known grade on a standard stand-ard steam railroad in the United States is 5.89 per cent. This occurs on the Pennsylvania railroad at Madison, Ind., where the railroad ascends the Ohio river bank. The grade extends about 7,000 feet.
Reference URL	https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62c30c0/9664624