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2. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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   The incline from the Crawlerway at the Kennedy Space Center to the launch pads. [5] [6] 2.29° 4%: 40‰ 1 in 25: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line: 2.0° 3.5%: 35‰ 1 in 28.57: LGV Sud-Est, LGV Est, LGV Méditerranée: 1.97° 3.4%: 34‰ 1 in 29: Bagworth incline on the Leicester and Swannington Railway: 1.89° 3.3%: 33‰ 1 in 30.3

3. List of steepest gradients on adhesion railways - Wikipedia

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   Incline from the Causeway Street Tunnel up to the Lechmere Viaduct on the Green Line (MBTA), Boston, Massachusetts, United States [15] This incline is commonly believed to be the "steepest grade of tracks in the T system." [16] 1 in 15.9 (6.3%) Alishan Forest Railway, Taiwan: 1 in 16.4 (6.1%) Hunsrückbahn, Germany: Built as a rack railway.

4. Johnstown Inclined Plane - Wikipedia

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   The Johnstown Inclined Plane is a 896.5-foot (273.3 m) funicular in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.The incline and its two stations connect the city of Johnstown, situated in a valley at the confluence of the Stonycreek and the Little Conemaugh rivers, to the borough of Westmont on Yoder Hill.

5. Ruling gradient - Wikipedia

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   The term ruling grade is usually used as a synonym for "steepest climb" between two points on a railroad. More simply, the steepest grade to be climbed dictates how powerful the motive power (or how light the train) must be in order for the run to be made without assistance.