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http://www.geocities.com/williamchague/Saluda_Grade Here's a picture I snapped last Thursday of the current condition of the tracks about 3/4 of a mile west of Saluda, N.C., just out of Polk County and into Henderson. For those of you not aware of kudzu (Pueraria lobata) it is a vine native to China and Japan that was unfortunately brought here for use as a ground cover (and it does just that, swallowing everything in it's path, entire trees even, at up to 1 foot per day!) and has practically taken over the south and Norfolk Southern's tracks. Notice the rust on the rails too. As for the status of Saluda (this is for Modelcar and everyone else of course), all of the rails are intact but have been cut farther south just past Landrum, S.C. and west of Saluda. This way NS doesn’t have to maintain the track in between. The crossing gate arms have been removed and the bulbs taken from the signal towers and warning lights at the grades covered with what appears to be something like a gray bag. I’ll try to get some more pictures up later. Will trains run over Saluda again? I can only say this; it’s costing NS a lot more money and a lot more time than they had originally thought to re-route around Saluda. And we know how capitalistic corporations are in America, right? Keep your eyes open. [;)]
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