Railpictures.ca - Dean Brown Photo: NS 328 with NS 8795 East climbing the grade towards Clifton and bound for Port Robinson and onto Fort Erie and Buffalo. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Caption: NS 328 with NS 8795 East climbing the grade towards Clifton and bound for Port Robinson and onto Fort Erie and Buffalo.

Photographer:	Dean Brown [291] (more) (contact)
Date:	02/28/2004 (search)
Railway:	Norfolk Southern (search)
Reporting Marks:	NS 8795 (search)
Train Symbol:	NS 328-28 (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	Portage Rd., CN Grimsby Sub (search)
City/Town:	Niagara Falls (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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ngineered4u

April 13, 2023 at 3:36 pm

I have climbed this grade from Merriton to Clifton, more times than I can count!
Aitch

April 13, 2023 at 7:42 pm

Nice lighting ! How steep would this grade be in percentage ? Makes me wonder what speed a heavyweight train like 421 would be operating at.
ngineered4u

April 13, 2023 at 9:19 pm

@Aitch..the grade is not as steep as you might think. Especially compared to Copetown. I think I only stalled once on this grade. The normal speed up the hill is around 25-30 mph with a heavy train
Aitch

April 13, 2023 at 9:22 pm

@ngineered4u: Interesting, thanks.

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