Grand Canyon Railway Gradients
These gradients are measured from the start of the line at Williams Depot (Station). ↑ means a rising grade when viewed from Williams and ↓ means a falling grade when viewed from Williams. For added clarity rising gradients from Williams are in RED.
My thanks to Grand Canyon Chief Mechanical Officer Sam Lanter for supplying these details and allowing me to publish them here.
Distance from Williams Depot |
Ruling Grade |
Location |
MP 0.0 to 1.0 |
1.35% ↓ 1in 74 |
|
MP 1.0 to 2.0 |
2.59% ↑ 1 in 39 |
From MP 1.6 to 1.7 |
MP 2.0 to 3.0 |
2.60% ↓ 1 in 38.5 |
From MP 2.7 to 2.9 |
MP 3.0 to 4.0 |
3.00% ↓ 1 in 33 |
From MP 2.9 to 3.5 |
MP 4.0 to 5.0 |
2.20% ↑ 1 in 45.5 |
From MP 4.7 to 4.9 |
MP 5.0 to 6.0 |
1.50% ↓ 1 in 67 |
From MP 5.4 to 5.6 |
MP 6.0 to 7.0 |
1.40% ↑ 1 in 71 |
From MP 6.8 to 7.0 |
MP 7.0 to 8.0 |
2.16% ↓ 1 in 46 |
From MP 7.3 to 7.6 |
MP 8.0 to 9.0 |
0.883% ↑ 1 in 113 |
From MP 8.2 to 8.4 |
MP 9.0 to 10.0 |
1.80% ↓ 1 in 56 |
From MP 9.2 to 9.7 |
MP 10.0 to 11.0 |
3.00% ↓ 1 in 33 |
From MP 10.8 to 10.9 |
MP 11.00 to 12.0 |
3.00% ↓ 1 in 33 |
From MP 11.0 to 11.1 |
MP 12.0 to 13.0 |
2.50% ↓ 1 in 40 |
From MP 12.3 to 12.5 |
MP 13.0 to 14.0 |
3.00% ↓ 1 in 33 |
From MP 13.9 to 14.0 |
MP 14.0 to 15.0 |
2.14% ↓ 1 in 47 |
From MP 14.3 to 14.5 |
MP 15.0 to 16.0 |
1.37% ↓ 1 in 73 |
From MP 15.5 to 15.6 |
MP 16.0 to 17.0 |
2.00% ↓ 1 in 50 |
From MP 16.6 to 16.9 |
MP 17.0 to 18.0 |
2.00% ↑ 1 in 50 |
From MP 17.8 to 17.9 |
MP 18.0 to 19.0 |
2.00% ↑ 1 in 50 |
From MP 18.0 to 18.2 |
MP 19.0 to 20.0 |
1.83% ↓ 1 in 55 |
From MP 19.6 to 19.9 |
MP 20.0 to 21.0 |
0.548% ↓ 1 in 182 |
From MP 20.0 to 20.8 |
MP 21.0 to 22.0 |
0.495% ↓ 1 in 202 |
From MP 21.5 to 21.7 |
MP 22.0 to 23.0 |
0.362% ↓ 1 in 276 |
From MP 22.0 to 22.5 |
MP 23.0 to 24.0 |
0.692% ↓ 1 in 145 |
From MP 23.5 to 23.7 |
MP 24.0 to 25.0 |
0.666% ↓ 1 in 150 |
From MP 24.0 to 24.2 |
MP 25.0 to 26.0 |
0.666% ↓ 1 in 150 |
From MP 25.8 to 26.0 |
MP 26.0 to 27.0 |
2.20% ↓ 1 in 45 |
From MP 26.7 to 27.0 |
MP 27.0 to 28.0 |
2.20% ↓ 1 in 45 |
From MP 27.0 to 27.2 |
MP 28.0 to 29.0 |
0.652% ↓ 1 in 153 |
From MP 28.7 to 29.0 |
MP 29.0 to 30.0 |
1.29% ↓ 1 in 77.5 |
From MP 29.9 to 30.0 |
MP 30.0 to 31.0 |
1.66% ↑ 1 in 60 |
From MP 30.4 to 30.6 |
MP 31.0 to 32.0 |
0.35% ↓ 1 in 286 |
From MP 31.8 to 32.0 |
MP 32.0 to 33.0 |
0.50% ↓ 1 in 200 |
From MP 32.2 to 32.4 |
MP 33.0 to 34.0 |
1.00% ↓ 1 in 100 |
From MP 33.0 to 33.1 |
MP 34.0 to 35.0 |
0.50% ↓ 1 in 200 |
From MP 34.4 to 34.6 |
MP 35.0 to 36.0 |
0.58% ↓ 1 in 172 |
From MP 35.8 to 36.0 |
MP 36.0 to 37.0 |
2.50% ↑ 1 in 40 |
From MP 36.2 to 36.4 |
MP 37.0 to 38.0 |
1.00% ↑ 1 in 100 |
From MP 37.4 to 37.6 |
MP 38.0 to 39.0 |
1.50% ↓ 1 in 67 |
From MP 38.7 to 38.8 |
MP 39.0 to 40.0 |
1.16% ↑ 1 in 86 |
From MP 39.2 to 39.3 |
MP 40.0 to 41.0 |
0.714% ↑ 1 in 140 |
From MP 40.9 to 41.0 |
MP 41.0 to 42.0 |
0.714% ↑ 1 in 140 |
From MP 41.0 to 41.1 |
MP 42.0 to 43.0 |
1.20% ↑ 1 in 83 |
From MP 42.9 to 43.1 |
MP 43.0 to 44.0 |
1.20% ↑ 1 in 83 |
From MP 43.8 to 43.9 |
MP 44.0 to 45.0 |
1.50% ↑ 1 in 67 |
From MP 44.5 to 44.7 |
MP 45.0 to 46.0 |
2.50% ↑ 1 in 40 |
From MP 45.6 to 45.8 |
MP 46.0 to 47.0 |
2.90% ↑ 1 in 34.5 |
From MP 46.1 to 46.3 |
MP 47.0 to 48.0 |
3.00% ↑ 1 in 33 |
From MP 47.1 to 47.9 |
MP 48.0 to 49.0 |
2.50% ↑ 1 in 40 |
From MP 48.2 to 48.4 and 48.6 to 48.8 |
MP 49.0 to 50.0 |
1.91% ↑ 1 in 52 |
From MP 49.4 to 49.6 |
MP 50.0 to 51.0 |
3.00% ↑ 1 in 33 |
From MP 50.9 to 51.0 |
MP 51.0 to 52.0 |
3.00% ↑ 1 in 33 |
From MP 51.2 to 51.4 and 51.8 to 52.0 |
MP 52.0 to 53.0 |
2.22% ↓ 1 in 45 |
From MP 52.2 to 52.4 |
MP 53.0 to 54.0 |
0.933% ↓ 1 in 107 |
From MP 53.2 to 53.6 |
MP 54.0 to 55.0 |
2.00% ↓ 1 in 50 |
From MP 54.1 to 54.3 |
MP 55.0 to 56.0 |
1.33% ↓ 1 in 75 |
From MP 55.7 to 55.9 |
MP 56.0 to 57.0 |
0.75% ↓ 1 in 133 |
From MP 56.2 to 57.0 |
MP 57.0 to 58.0 |
1.94% ↑ 1 in 51.5 |
From MP 57.9 to 58.0 |
MP 58.0 to 59.0 |
1.94% ↑ 1 in 51.5 |
From MP 58.0 to 58.6 |
MP 59.0 to 60.0 |
2.46% ↑ 1 in 41 |
From MP 59.2 to 60.0 |
MP 60.0 to 61.0 |
1.23% ↑ 1 in 81 |
From MP 60.3 to 61.0 |
MP 61.0 to 62.0 |
2.03% ↑ 1 in 49 |
From MP 61.4 to 62.0 |
MP 62.0 to 63.0 |
2.03% ↑ 1 in 49 |
From MP 62.0 to 63.0 |
MP 63.0 to Depot |
1.97% ↑ 1 in 51 |
From MP 63.0 to 63.5 |