 The grade was a much steeper 1.1 from the shore of Lake Erie to the heights of Cleveland.The steep grade from the heights to the shore meant that trains were limited to just 130 cars past the North Randall yard.About milepost 41, near Garrettsville, the huge Mahoning Siding had spurs to numerous sand and gravel quarries in the area, and provided extensive holding areas for ore cars as they awaited connection to a freight train.