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	Railfan's Guide - The Greater Altoona, PA Area
		The Horseshoe Curve was constructed entirely by men with picks, shovels, horses, and drags, and was opened to traffic, February 15, 1854.
		The signal bridge and Wilkes Curve is visible in the background.
		Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center; The former Kittanning Point Station is located at milepost 240.9.
	www.trainweb.org /horseshoecurve-nrhs/Altoona_area.htm (811 words)

	Horseshoe Curve: 150th anniversary is just around the bend - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Construction of the Horseshoe Curve not only opened the gateway for rail travel to the West, but planted the seed for the growth of Altoona as one of the most important railroad centers in the country.
		In "Horseshoe Heritage," Cupper wrote, "accounts are vague as to whether Horseshoe Curve was opened as a single-track or double-track line." But, by 1854, the curve was a double-track line, and it was the first major segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad to be double-tracked.
		Because the curve was such an amazing sight, the Pennsylvania Railroad had a paragraph in its rule book that said the conductor had to walk through the cars to let the passengers know that the train was approaching Horseshoe Curve, Cupper said.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/s_159094.html (2322 words)

	Horseshoe Curve...
		Prior to construction of the curve, travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh required a rail trip to Lancaster and Columbia, followed by a canal boat trip of 176 miles from there to Hollidaysburg.
		Built originally as a single track with a second added before the end of 1854, growing commerce required the addition of a third in 1898, and a fourth track was laid during the winter of 1899-1900.
		Horseshoe Curve, along with the tunnels at Gallitzen, allowed completion of the Mountain Division (Duncansville to Johnstown) which completed the rail link from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh and provided the Pennsylvania Railroad independence from the state-owned Allegheny Portage Railroad.
	kohlin.com /rr2/train3pa.htm (371 words)

	Horseshoe Curve's 150th year to be marked by light show (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The flashbulbs were stretched the entire length of the 2,375-foot Horseshoe Curve to set up what would become the largest area ever captured in a flash photograph, 2 million square feet.
		Tonight, the folks at the Horseshoe Curve and Osram Sylvania, as the company is now known, will try to make their lights stay on a bit longer to celebrate the curve's 150th anniversary.
		Horseshoe Curve, now a national historic landmark, was opened in 1854 to speed trains across the Allegheny Mountains.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04186/341009.stm (1365 words)

	Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark - NE Rails
		The 220 degree arc that forms Horseshoe Curve comprises two curves; the north side has a radius of 637 feet while the south side tightens to 609 feet.
		Some of the M's were used in passenger service early in their careers and these reportedly were able to handle a relatively short passenger train up the Curve without a helper.
		But they went into freight service pretty quickly and were utilized mainly in fast freight service on the more level areas of the PRR due to their horsepower and speed.
	www.northeast.railfan.net /horseshoe.html (370 words)

	Horseshoe Curve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Horseshoe Curve extends through this end of the room.
		Three tracks lead into the curve from one direction and branch out to four in the body of the curve.
		The prototype Horseshoe Curve is located in Pennsylvania and was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a four track mainline.
	midwestnpioneer.org /east/horseshoe.html (153 words)

	A Day at Horseshoe Curve
		Horeshoe Curve is undoubtedly one of the most famous railroad locations in the nation, and one of the busiest mainlines in the land.
		The curve will soon by owned by another railroad, so it seems appropriate to put this group of photos, all shot on 20 April 1990, online.
		The rear-end helpers on the coal train come into view on the curve, long after the headend power passed by.
	membrane.com /~elmer/rail/curve (549 words)

	Horseshoe Curve : P.A. Railways
		Visitors today still marvel at the grace at which trains wind through the curve, although constructing the curve (which was completed in 1854) was anything but graceful.
		And don't forget to visit the Horseshoe Curve Exhibit Center and the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum, where the stories of the building of the curve and the lives of railroad workers come to life through exhibits, archives, memorabilia, and much more.
		Completed in 1854, the Horseshoe Curve was a major force in the development of the American West.
	www.parailways.com /parailways/aahorseshoe.jsp (291 words)

	Horseshoe curve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Horseshoe curve (railway) — A track layout used to reduce the gradient a train must travel uphill.
		Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania) — A particular horseshoe curve in Pennsylvania.
		A funicular railway in Altoona, Pennsylvania, See List of funiculars#United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horseshoe_Curve (108 words)

	Pennsylvania Horseshoe Curve Pennsylvania Railroad History
		Over 1000 feet above Altoona is the Allegheny ridge which was one of the major barries to travel in Pennsylvania until the 1854 building of the Horseshoe curve.
		The Horseshoe curve was designed by Pennsylvania railroad engineer J. Edgar Thompson, and built by over 400 Irish immigrants over 3 years.
		The Horseshoe curve rises a foot every 100 feet and is consider a mecca for rail buffs around the world.
	www.pavacationrental.com /Pennsylvania-Sight-Seeing-Horseshoe-Curve.htm (240 words)

	eBay - horseshoe curve, Transportation, Postcards Paper items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Horseshoe Curve on U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia
		Pennsylvania - Altoona - Horseshoe Curve 1960 - #2734
		Horseshoe Curve Alog Needle HWY SD POSTCARD Unused 7053
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=horseshoe+curve&...&krd=1 (361 words)

	PHMC Doc Heritage: The Horseshoe Curve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The opening of the Horseshoe Curve on February 15, 1854, was the climax of numerous efforts during the previous century to develop a comparatively rapid and inexpensive method of joining the East and West through Pennsylvania.
		During the first half of the 1900s, the Horseshoe Curve was considered, along with the Panama Canal, the Empire State Building, and the Bay Bridge at San Francisco, one of the engineering "Wonders of the World."
		In 1932, the state's highway department placed a hard surface on the road to the curve and dedicated it with a "500-car motorcade." Because of the public's continuing interest, in 1967, the National Park Service named the Horseshoe Curve a National Historic Site.
	www.docheritage.state.pa.us /documents/hshoe.asp (1149 words)

	Horseshoe Curve Chapter, NRHS - Home
		The Horseshoe Curve Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, is a tax exempt, non-profit organization which engages in projects to preserve and maintain historical equipment and information relating to the rail transportation industry, particularly as it applies to the Blair County, PA area.
		The Horseshoe Curve Chapter, had its beginnings at the time the Pennsylvania Railroad ceased to exist and when many of the PRR’s historical sites in the Altoona Area were being dismantled.
		Although many local facilities were lost, the Horseshoe Curve Chapter, of the NRHS, has always strived to preserve the heritage of our fore bearers who settled here.
	www.trainweb.org /horseshoecurve-nrhs (490 words)

	PENN CENTRAL at HORSESHOE CURVE
		GP35 2335 leads a westbound around the curve marking the entrance to the curve.
		GP40 3016 and U28B 2891 westbound in the middle of the curve.
		The 1361 was moved off the curve and restored to operating condition.
	www.thebluecomet.com /pchorseshoe.html (414 words)

	Happy 150th, Horseshoe Curve Railway Age - Find Articles
		In 1954, the PRR celebrated the 100th anniversary of Horseshoe Curve with a "Sylvania Big Shot," in which 6,500 Sylvania Blue Dot flashbulbs (remember those?) were fired simultaneously to illuminate the right-of-way.
		The event was co-sponsored by the Railroaders Heritage Corp., which operates Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark and the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona.
		But anyone can go to Horseshoe Curve and ascend to the apex to watch what is, 150 years after it opened, still one of the grand spectacles in U.S. railroading.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1215/is_8_205/ai_n6194247 (294 words)

	S. Berliner, III's Horseshoe Curve Page
		Dimensions of the Horseshoe Curve - with HO (1:87.1) Scale Equivalents.
		Dimensions of the Horseshoe Curve in N (1:160) and Z (1:220) Scales.
		The curve, located on the eastern slope of the Alleghenies snakes up the sides of two opposing hills to gain 122' of elevation in a horizontal separation of only a quarter of a mile, with 1.75% to 1.78% approach and departure grades and 1.45% on the curve itself (about 0.2 and 0.175 "/' rise).
	home.att.net /~Berliner-Ultrasonics/hshucurv.html (3199 words)

	S. Berliner, III's Horseshoe Curve Page
		For a start, the Horseshoe Curve is at the vertical center of the image, about 1/3 of the way down, circling around the left-most of the three City of Altoona Water Works reservoirs, the flish blobs at upper right with thick, vertical, white lines to their right (impounding dams).
		Deep into the Curve at this point, the LH white line between the tracks and the run-off channel is 40th Street as it was before they cut in away from the Curve to build the Park Service's Vistor's Center and parking lot.
		Now, the darker grey triangular swath to the left of the Curve is the top of the mountain (Kittaning Point), and the light grey bar to the left of the tracks, opposite the upper park, is the sheer 100' high rock face of the cut.
	home.att.net /~berliner-ultrasonics/hshucrv4.html (2607 words)

	Horseshoe Curve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Horseshoe Curve is a good spot for photographing, and great for those who just want to watch.
		There are two ways to get to the curve: Walk stairs, or ride the incline.
		Once you're at the top, there are a number of information posters to read while you await the next train.
	capecodrails.railfan.net /curve.html (171 words)

	Horseshoe Curve Viewed From Atop Chestnut Flats, May 29, 2001
		On the south side of Horseshoe Curve, heading east down the Allegheny grade, the four SD40-2s locomotives work the train of soft coal through the Horseshoe Curve, viewed from the west escarpment overlooking Horseshoe Curve,
		Conrail Locomotive 3331 and Norfolk Southern 3368 pushing west up the grade, crossing Kittanning Run on Horseshoe Curve, May 29, 2001.
		Location Map of Horseshoe Curve, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Altoona.
	www.jim-frizzell.com /prr_horseshoe_curve_viewed_chestnut_flats.htm (202 words)

	Modaoshi Horseshoe Curve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Take the line from Mudanjiang to the East in the direction of Jixi and the Russian border and you will find a spectacular location with a horseshoe curve at Shandichun close to Modaoshi.
		The scenery at the curve comprises a series of wooded hills and the line loops around the village before climbing up to disappear from sight as it surmounts a ridge.
		Here QJ 2785 is climbing into the curve with a morning freight from Mudanjiang.
	www.brocross.com /china/modaoshi.htm (215 words)

	From the Horseshoe Curve (Altoona), to Hyndman? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Re: From the Horseshoe Curve (Altoona), to Hyndman?
		After a few miles, the road will curve around to the left, away from the tracks, and then you'll want to take a right at the next main road.
		Re: From the Horseshoe Curve (Altoona), to Hyndman?(cab
	www.trainorders.com /discussion/read.php?2,998623 (683 words)

	VisitPA :: Webcams :: Horseshoe Curve
		The Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark is an impressive sight and one many of us would love to check out every day - but you can't spend your entire life hanging around the tracks in Altoona.
		The Horseshoe Curve webcam delivers 24-hour coverage of this engineering marvel.
		Dozens of trains round the curve every day, so no matter when you watch, you'll probably see at least one.
	www.visitpa.com /visitpa/webcams.pa?wc=horseshoe (94 words)

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		Opened officially on February 15, 1854, the Curve remains one of the most important components of the mainline, owned and operated by Norfolk Southern.
		For over 150 years the Curve has shipped freight and passengers to the west, and because of its location, the Curve offers breaktaking views of the surrounding mountain landscapes and of the valley below.
		Since its renovation in 1992 with the help of the National Park Service, the viewing area beside the tracks of the Horseshoe Curve offers a ride on the incline to go trackside, upper and lower picnic areas, a visitors center with intrepretation and a small restaurant.
	www.wegoplaces.com /Attraction_46834.aspx (425 words)

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	www.shopping.com /xGS-Horseshoe_Curve (527 words)

	Altoona-Johnstown-Horseshoe Curve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		We regret to say that Amtrak will not be running the passenger train around the curve this year on a schedule anyone can work with.
		While we are not going to ride the train this time you will experience all the magic of the curve, as we visit the Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark, ride the funicular to track level where we hope to see and feel closeup the effect of the might trains as they go right past us.
		Our next stop will be at the Tunnels Park /Museum where we can hear, feel, smell, and taste the awesome power of the trains exiting the Allegheny Tunnel on the Mainline bring your camera’s.
	www.westlaketours.com /altoona-notrain.htm (244 words)

	Funiculars, Funiculaires, Funicolare, DFB (Michel Azéma) Horseshoe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		When the Pennsylvania railroad was built across the Allegheny mountains of western Pennsylvania, a ledge was cut into three mountains for the tracks to gain enough elevation to pass over the top of the range.
		This site is a historic landmark where people have come to watch the trains climb and descend the horseshoe shape grade.
		Stairs would take the visitor from the road to the track level observation area.
	www.funimag.com /funimag10/HORSESHO.HTM (255 words)

	Horseshoe Curve - Trains.com Forums
		I am planning to travel to Altoona, Pa, about 700 miles away from where I live, just to visit Horseshoe curve.
		The group that runs the visitor's center at the curve is the Railroader's Memorial museum in downtown Altoona.
		NS in the past has posted the schedule for the curve on their website nscorp.com or the best source I have seen is a back issue of trains magazine from August 2004(horsheshoe curve 150 years) special has a detailed description of the schedule including train symbols and train direction.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/1/772298/ShowPost.aspx#772298 (519 words)

	Horseshoe Curve - Trains.com Forums
		I am planning a trip to Altoona, PA. this summer, I was wondering about Horseshoe Curve and the area around it.
		There is an area behind one of the many Sheetz gas stations/fast food restaurants that are everywhere you look on western PA. I have nabbed several good shots here, and this is where most of the good stuff in Juniata is.
		I've heard at horeshoe curve there's a 4-4-2 Atlantic sitting in the park.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/1/124635/ShowPost.aspx#124635 (1453 words)

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