From my official track charts for the Atlantic Branch there is a 4.1% grade between mileposts 4 and 5 uphill (westbound) to the East New York station. Looks to be a bit more than a quarter mile or so.
They used to run freight with DD2 motors into the meat packing industry there. Evidently no problem there with that grade.
As an aside I observed a new entrance has been build to the Vanderbilt yard at the east end of the Flatbush Terminal switch ladder
This shows during the new cab ride video:
4K/60p: LIRR M3 Front Window Atlantic Terminal to Far Rockaway rhat was recently posted
on You Tube.
Link to the video >>>===> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHv9iiPxKfQ
Vince Cockeram
Continuing with the LIRR Build.
Currently at Albertson
They used to run freight with DD2 motors into the meat packing industry there. Evidently no problem there with that grade.
As an aside I observed a new entrance has been build to the Vanderbilt yard at the east end of the Flatbush Terminal switch ladder
This shows during the new cab ride video:
4K/60p: LIRR M3 Front Window Atlantic Terminal to Far Rockaway rhat was recently posted
on You Tube.
Link to the video >>>===> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHv9iiPxKfQ
Vince Cockeram
Continuing with the LIRR Build.
Currently at Albertson