Steepest Railroad Grade in North America - The Madison Incline

Learn more about the Madison Railroad here:    • The Story of the Madison Railroad  
Ride the incline from the bottom to the top here:    • Climbing the Madison Incline (North Americ...  

The Madison Incline is the steepest line-haul, standard gauge railroad track in North America. Opened in 1841, the incline has been in existence for nearly 180 years. At 5.89%, this incredible feat of engineering proved to be a challenge for its operators and was last used in 1992. Today, the incline has become a popular hiking trail and can be accessed from dawn until dusk.

The rest of the Madison Railroad is still active and is a very successful shortline. Seen in this video, the Madison Railroad no. 3, formerly owned by NASA and affectionally nicknamed "Little Lady", arrives in Madison, Indiana to switch-out MODRoto, a local industry. MODRoto designs and manufactures rotomolded plastic products for the laundry, recycling, material handling, lighting, pool/spa, event decor and other markets using the most sophisticated rotational molding system. This footage was taken on 4/26/2018.

See "Little Lady" in action here:    • Trains of Indiana: Mixed Freight on the Ma...  

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