Horseshoe Curve
The Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The curve is roughly 2,375 feet long and 1,300 feet in diameter.
USGS, Public domain.- Railway stop
- …lies at an elevation of 1,532 feet (467 metres)
- …is also known as “Horseshoe Curve Lower Station”
- Description: triple-tracked railroad curve on the Norfolk Southern Railway’s Pittsburgh Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altoona and Lakemont.
Duncansville
Village
Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.
6 miles southeast of Horseshoe Curve
Horseshoe Curve
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Latitude
40.49749° or 40° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
-78.48453° or 78° 29′ 4″ west
Open location code
87G3FGW8+X5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport = stop_position
OpenStreetMap feature
railway = stop
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Horseshoe Curve” goes by many names.
منحنى هورسشوArabic
Horseshoe CurveCatalan
蹄铁曲线Chinese
Horseshoe CurveDutch
ホースシュー・カーブJapanese
Horseshoe CurveOccitan (post 1500)
ทางรถไฟเกือกม้าThai
Підковоподібний поворотUkrainian
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