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Altoona PA Historic Sites
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Altoona PA Historic Sites
Altoona PA Historic Sites
Below is a list of Altoona PA Historic Sites. Find detailed information on the Historic Site entries by clicking on their links.
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Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark
Railroad engineering marvel in the Allegheny Mountains
Category: Altoona Historic Site in Pennsylvania
Description of this Altoona Attraction: In the mid 1840's the use of steam locomotives to move people and goods westward was beginning to replace canal systems in Pennsylvania. Under the leadership of John Edgar Thompson, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company began to put railroad infrastructure across the Commonwealth, but were stopped in their tracks at the foot of the Allegheny Mountains near Altoona. In order to conquer the massive land blocks, Thompson devised an engineering plan that used the landscape and the hands of 450 Irish immigrant workers to create what is known today as the Horseshoe Curve. 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. It also offers trackside viewing of trains, which has made it a destination for rail lovers for decades. 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. In combination with its partner, the Railroaders Memorial Museum, the Horseshoe Curve helps to bring alive the celebration of 150 years of railroading in Altoona, PA.
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