Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new rail trail along the route of the historic Saluda Grade railroad received significant funding in the newly-passed North ...

Henry Gramling and his family are longtime residents of Gramling, South Carolina. His family once worked for the Saluda Grade Railroad, a steep, scenic route connecting Spartanburg and Asheville. They ...

The Saluda Grade Trail is one step closer to becoming a reality. According to an Aug. 5 news release, the Saluda Grade Trails Conservancy is officially under contract to purchase 31 miles of a rail ...

A local nonprofit finalized the purchase June 17 of a 31.5-mile stretch of freight railroad, which it aims to convert into a mixed-use biking and walking trail. The planned trail would pass through ...

If you walk through downtown Saluda in Polk County or the nearby town of Tryon, you’ll see one storefront after another displaying signs supporting the Saluda Grade Trail. The rails-to-trails project ...

It’s been talked about for years, ever since the last train used the tracks in 2001. Now, planning is at last underway for the Saluda Grade Trail, one of many rail-to-trail projects that aim to turn ...

THIS EVENING. THREE NONPROFITS HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $28 MILLION TO BUY THE HISTORIC SALUDA GRADE, WITH HOPES OF TURNING IT INTO A TRAIL. THEY SAY THE PURCHASE IS A RELIEF, AND IT ALSO ALLOWS THE ...

A new rail trail along the route of the historic Saluda Grade railroad received significant funding in the newly-passed North Carolina state budget, which included $12 million over two years to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Henry Gramling and his family are longtime residents of Gramling, South Carolina. His family once worked for the Saluda Grade ...

A nonprofit org announced June 24 it had bought dozens of miles of freight track. The proposed new trail could form part of a new network of mixed-use trails throughout the region. A local nonprofit ...