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|   You Are Here- Three Tubs - Horseshoe Curve Trail, Gallitzin Pennsylvania
in 'You Are Here' Maps You Are Here Map for the Three Tubs - Horseshoe Curve Trailhead along Veterans Memorial Highway. posted by:  ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/14/2021 last visited: 11/11/2021 |
 view gallerySW2.3 km |  Three Tubs - Horseshoe Curve Trail - Altoona, Pennsylvania
in Mountain Bike Trailheads The Three Tubs-Horseshoe Curve Mountain Bike Trail head is located along Kittaning Point Road. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/14/2021 last visited: 11/11/2021 |
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|  Merry-Go-Round, Coupon , Pennsylvania
in Coin Operated Children's Rides A Merry -Go- Round at the local Burger Hut Drive In near Coupon. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 06/30/2021 last visited: 06/28/2021 |
 view galleryN2.4 km |  Burger Hut - Coupon, Pennsylvania
in Best Burgers in Town A small Drive-in burger and soft serve stand along PA Rt 36 a few miles north of Altoona, PA posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/02/2021 last visited: 06/28/2021 |
 view galleryN2.4 km | Dump Truck - Coupon , Pennsylvania in Coin Operated Children's Rides This ride features a smiling dump truck at the local Burger Hut Drive In near Coupon. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/04/2021 last visited: 06/28/2021 |
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|  Glen White Coke Ovens - Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
in Ovens and Kilns A line of coke ovens from the late 1800's hidden in the woodlands near Glenwhite Run. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/13/2021 last visited: 11/11/2021 |
 view galleryS2.7 km |  Glen White - Blair County, Pennsylvania
in Ghost Towns The town of Glen White was built by the Glen White Coal and Lumber Company during the 1890's to support the Pennsylvania Railroad. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/13/2021 last visited: 09/16/2021 |
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|  Devil's Elbow on Rte 36 - Logan Township, PA
in Man-made Devilish Locations Pennsylvania Route 36, known as Colonel Drake Road and Buckhorn Road, has a dangerous curve called Devil's Elbow. posted by: r.e.s.t.seekers location: Pennsylvania date approved: 03/30/2022 last visited: 04/02/2022 |
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|  Virtual Railfan - Horseshoe Curve - Altoona, Pennsylvania
in Web Cameras One of the webcams operated by Virtual Railfan at active railroad locations, this one is at the Horseshoe Curve trackside observation park. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/25/2021 last visited: 04/23/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.5 km |  GP9 7048 - Altoona, PA
in Locomotives This diesel-electric locomotive is on display at the Horseshoe Curve. posted by: r.e.s.t.seekers location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/30/2021 last visited: 09/10/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.5 km |  Horseshoe Curve - Altoona, PA
in Engineering Landmarks The "World Famous" Horseshoe Curve was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 2003. posted by:  uccacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/03/2012 last visited: 11/06/2020 |
 view gallerySE3.5 km |  Martha and Ruth McKerihan - Altoona, Pennsylvania
in Dedicated Benches A dedicated bench at the upper level of the Historic Horseshoe Curve Park posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/03/2021 last visited: 04/23/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark
in Donated Engraved Bricks and Pavers Donation paving bricks at Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark near Altoona, PA. posted by: wilsonjw location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/10/2017 last visited: 04/23/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Penny Smasher at Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark
in Penny Smashers A penny smasher, located at the lower entrance to the funicular that provides transportation to the observation area. posted by: wilsonjw location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/12/2017 last visited: 04/23/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve 3D models - Altoona, PA
in 3D Map Models of Our World and Beyond There are two 3D maps which show the shape of the mountainous region before and after the horseshoe curve railroad was built. There is another 3D map which shows the route of the Mainline Canal through these mountains. posted by: r.e.s.t.seekers location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/11/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve Funicular - Altoona, PA
in Public Funiculars and Incline Railways This funicular takes visitors to the observation platform of the Horseshoe Curve. posted by: uccacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 09/30/2012 last visited: 01/29/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve Attraction - Altoona, PA
in Official Local Tourism Attractions The Horseshoe Curve was designed to allow trains to travel over the Allegheny Mountains. The visitor center allows railfans to watch trains from the inside of the curve. posted by: r.e.s.t.seekers location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/12/2021 last visited: 11/17/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve Stairway - Altoona, PA
in Outdoor Stairways This staircase leads to the Horseshoe Curve's observation platform. posted by: uccacher location: Pennsylvania date approved: 10/01/2012 last visited: 01/29/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  First -Railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh
in First of its Kind The bronze plaque is mounted to the exterior wall of the Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/05/2021 last visited: 04/23/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  PRR # 473908 Flatbed Car- Altoona, Pennsylvania
in Static Train Cars Currently owned by the Horseshoe Curve Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, the car sets outside of the Horseshoe Curve Visitors center. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 11/20/2021 last visited: 11/22/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve Visitor Center - Altoona, PA
in Railroad Museums The Horseshoe Curve Visitor Center allows close-up viewing of trains travelling around the curve. It also tells the story of the curve. posted by: r.e.s.t.seekers location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/19/2021 last visited: 05/24/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve - Altoona PA
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad to lessen the grade ot the summit of the Allegheny Mountains. posted by: nomadwillie location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/30/2015 last visited: 01/29/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve - Altoona, Pennsylvania
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The "World Famous" Horseshoe Curve, built in 1854, was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 2004. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 04/23/2021 last visited: 04/23/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve Park - Altoona PA
in Town Clocks Located on the entrance to the stairway. posted by: nomadwillie location: Pennsylvania date approved: 05/30/2015 last visited: 01/29/2021 |
 view gallerySE3.7 km |  Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania) - Altoona, Pennsylvania
in Wikipedia Entries The Horseshoe Curve opened travel from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh via rail on February 15, 1854. posted by: ted28285 location: Pennsylvania date approved: 07/05/2021 last visited: 04/23/2021 |
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