My 4% grade is fine but it is short maybe 5 feet long but it is on a 18" radius curve. My Athearn can pull all my cars up the grade which is about 15 cars.
Justin
riogrande5761 I'm not sure but on the Moffat Route, grades are more like 2.2% but someone will have to correct me since it's been a while since I've looked at the grade profiles.
I'm not sure but on the Moffat Route, grades are more like 2.2% but someone will have to correct me since it's been a while since I've looked at the grade profiles.
The steepest grades were 4 percent on either side of Corona. Once the Moffat Tunnel was completed, the maximum grade was reduced to 2 percent on either side and partway in the tunnel. There was also a 2% grade north of Osrestod on the line toward Craig as well as some 1.8% north of Toponas.