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Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)
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Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)
Horseshoe Curve
is a three-track
railroad
curve
on the
Norfolk Southern Railway
's
Pittsburgh Line
in
Blair County
,
Pennsylvania
. The curve itself is about long and 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
. It eventually replaced the time-consuming
Allegheny Portage Railroad
, the only other route across the mountains for large vehicles.
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