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I think one of the steepest grades on an adhesion railroad is on the Cass Scenic Railroad at Cass West Virginia with a maximum grade of 13%. This line is operated by the WV State park system as a tourist line. The line originally was built by West Virginia Pulp and Paler company, who had a mill at Cass WV. The line was purchased by the state when the lumbering operation shut down. Motive power are Shays traversing a couple of switchbacks. It is well worth a visit to Cass as the town has been preserved as an old company town.
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