Assertion: train | /r/CapableOf | climb a gradient of 1-in-18
Facets:
value: from 1800
type: TEMPORAL
value: to 2600 meters
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A team of engineers lead by the North Americans William Shunck and brothers Archer and John Harman, came up with an ingenious solution of carving a series of tight zigzags into the side of the mountain, which allowed the train to climb a gradient of 1-in-18 from 1800 to 2600 meters, by going forwards then backwards up the tracks.