Saluda Grade Trail corridor under contract

MAKING THE GRADE: Saluda Grade rail line over Melrose Falls. Photo by Gordon Tutor.

From Conserving Carolina:

We have some big news about the Saluda Grade Trail: We are now officially under contract to purchase the 31-mile corridor for a rail trail! Press release is attached. Also, the attached photo by Gordon Tutor shows the Saluda Grade as it crosses Melrose Falls in Polk County. If you need any more photos, you can find some here.

 

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