The Saluda Historic Depot was alive with activity Wednesday, as a packed house gathered to reminisce about the last days of the fabled “Carolina Special” passenger train that once chugged its way up and down the Saluda Grade. Members of the historic depot association organized a special get-together that evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the last run of the train through Saluda, which took place Dec. 5, 1968. (Photos by Ted Yoakum/Tryon Daily Bulletin)