Nonprofits Seek to Turn NS Saluda Grade Railroad Line Into Rail Trail
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor
The potential Saluda Grade rail trail would run from Inman, S.C., to Zirconia, N.C.
The potential Saluda Grade rail trail would run from Inman, S.C., to Zirconia, N.C.
![“Thanks to Secretary Pete [Buttigieg], USDOT, the Federal Railroad Administration and all our partners for making the S-Line passenger rail a reality!!” NCDOT Secretary Joey Hopkins said in a July 1 LinkedIn post. “Thanks to the hard work of our NCDOT team we broke ground on the first construction project in the Raleigh to Wake Forest segment, a $19M project to grade separate Durant Road 7 months after the grant announcement!!” (Photograph Courtesy of Joey Hopkins)](https://www.railwayage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/slinelead-315x168.png)