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"Horseshoe Curve," Page 1, 1954 |
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Here is page one of a three-page article entitled "Horseshoe Curve: 100-Year Wonder." It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 1. Note the steam locomotive pulling a long string of empty hopper cars up the Allegheny Mountains and around the Curve to Gallitzin and points West. |
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2/1/1954 Upload Date: 5/5/2022 10:39:08 AM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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"Horseshoe Curve," Page 2, 1954 |
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Here is page two of a three-page article entitled "Horseshoe Curve: 100-Year Wonder." It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 2. Excerpt From The Text: "A railroad guide book of 1862, published by George H. Thurston at Pittsburgh, told the passengers that [this horseshoe bend] was 'the grandest view on the whole route. A vast extent of landscape is spread out before the eye . . . . This horseshoe bend is one of the greatest engineering triumphs of the age." Notable here is an artist's depiction of the Pennsylvania Railroad's right-of-way from the Gallitzin Tunnels almost to the Curve. |
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2/1/1954 Upload Date: 5/5/2022 10:55:22 AM |
| Location: |
ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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"Horseshoe Curve," Page 3, 1954 |
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Here is page three of a three-page article entitled "Horseshoe Curve: 100-Year Wonder." It was published originally in the February 1954 issue of "Pennsy" magazine, page 2. Left Photo Caption: "Waving to engine crews has been a ritual for visitors at Horseshoe Curve almost since the day it was opened, February 15, 1854." Also notable are two artist depictions of the Pennsylvania Railroad's gradient and right-of-way at the Curve. |
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2/1/1954 Upload Date: 5/5/2022 10:57:58 AM |
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ALTOONA (HORSESHOE CURVE), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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