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Publisher
Arcadia Pub
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
127 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This landmark, located just west of Altoona, opened to traffic on February 15, 1854, and it enabled the Pennsylvania railroad line to climb the Allegheny Mountains and the eastern continental divide. The Horseshoe Curve's construction impacted railroad design and development for mountainous terrain everywhere, enabling access to coal and other raw materials essential for the industrial age. J. Edgar Thomson, chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad,...
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