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    A horseshoe curve is a class of climbing curve in a roadbed that reverses turn direction (inflection) twice on either side of a single tight curve that...
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    The Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve is roughly 2...
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  • A horseshoe curve is a track layout used to reduce the gradient a train must travel uphill. Horseshoe Curve may also refer to: Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)...
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  • The Horseshoe Curve is Trey Anastasio's sixth studio album. It was his second release on his record label, Rubber Jungle Records. The Horseshoe Curve is...
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    The Altoona Curve are a Minor League Baseball team based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve (but also alluding to the curveball...
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  • abandoned town Horseshoe Bend (disambiguation), a number of places Horse Shoe Curve, Virginia, an unincorporated community Horseshoe Bay (disambiguation)...
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    Mountains through the Gallitzin Tunnels west of Altoona and the famous Horseshoe Curve in the process. Its east end connects with the railroad's Harrisburg...
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    has called Altoona home since 1928. Prominent landmarks include the Horseshoe Curve, the Railroaders Memorial Museum, the Juniata Shops of the Altoona...
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    cosmetically refurbished to be on display next to the PRR's famous Horseshoe Curve on June 8, 1957. It had traveled over 2,469,000 miles (3,973,000 km)...
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    Phil Lesh. In July 2007, he released another instrumental album, The Horseshoe Curve, via his own Rubber Jungle Records. On August 14, he made a surprise...
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    operates a separate museum, visitor center, and observation area at the Horseshoe Curve. Public proposals to create a railroad museum in Altoona date at least...
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    Hairpin turn (redirect from Hairpin curve)
    descriptions as a fallback If a railway curves back on itself like a hairpin turn, it is called a horseshoe curve. The Pennsylvania Railroad built one in...
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    population of 12,413 at the 2020 census. Logan Township is home to Horseshoe Curve, a National Historic Landmark. ZIP codes: 16601, 16602, 16603 Area...
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    The Raurimu Spiral is a single-track railway spiral, starting with a horseshoe curve, overcoming a 139-metre (456 ft) height difference, in the central...
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  • the Ohio River Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1832), a battle of the Black Hawk War which took place in Wisconsin Horseshoe Curve (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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    on the east side of the ridge in Altoona and running west via the Horseshoe Curve and Gallitzin Tunnel, only using a short portion of the old Portage...
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    watershed to Numedalslågen drainage basin. The railway line forms a horseshoe curve in the main valley -precisely the Kongsberg area -, passing Saggrenda...
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    Cornwells Heights (Bensalem), Pennsylvania; the Pennsylvania Railroad's Horseshoe Curve, a crucial railroad pass near Altoona, Pennsylvania, as well as their...
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    service. CargoLink operates a daily freight train. The line features two horseshoe curves and has a 655 metres (2,149 ft) elevation drop. Among the line's features...
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    the Noyo River headwall with a 3.3 percent grade and five 33-degree horseshoe curves with a railway distance of 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to climb 932 feet (284 m)...
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  • the second or upper horseshoe curve. At the start of the horseshoe curve, the track is located on a high fill; by the end of the curve, the track is located...
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    crossings. With Herman Haupt, he co-designed what became famous as "Horseshoe Curve" and built a railroad with practicable grades. He switched the fuel...
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    from Steam or purchased the retail Deluxe Edition, also received the Horseshoe Curve route. Contents in retail versions could vary in different countries...
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  • World of Rails Demo Global Rail Network Data Train Simulator Insider - Horseshoe Curve Archived 2008-07-25 at archive.today Norfolk Southern Route Profile...
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    forms a spiral or helix; otherwise, it forms the much more common horseshoe curve or bend. Two spirals between Tacuara and Meseta at 24°26′10″S 65°50′28″W...
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    Kittanning Run before its famous traverse bends around in the famous Horseshoe Curve approximately 5 mi (8 km) west of Altoona. The USGS does not use the...
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  • Pennsylvania. The locomotive also made a ferry run over the famed Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania. In September, NKP 765 was back on the rails...
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    Clever Road near the I-79 underpass Stanford Court – located on a "horseshoe curve" at Coraopolis and Old Fleming Park Rds. (PA Route 51). This site was...
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    Horse Shoe Curve is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The community is located on a horseshoe curve on Route 679...
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    Norfolk Southern, which acquired them from Conrail. They include the Horseshoe Curve west of Altoona. The tracks between Harrisburg and Philadelphia are...
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