Horseshoe Curve
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| Address | 2400 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Altoona, PA 16601, United States |
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| Opened | February 15, 1854 |
| Architects | John Edgar Thomson |
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| ID | 2902131 |
About Horseshoe Curve
Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve itself is about 2,375 feet long and 1,300 feet in diameter; it was completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to lessen the grade to the summit of the Allegheny Mountains.
Where is the Horseshoe Curve
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