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World-Famous Horseshoe Curve

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2400 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Altoona, PA 16601, United StatesMap
Phone+1 814-946-0834
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  • Jeffrey B
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    Incline car still busted

    What a joke! They have let this place fall in to disrepair and charge you to walk up steps! Of course the train tracks and what the original builders did for the train industry is still working but ju...

    Reviewed on Jun 22, 2024
  • Rick19388
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    Engineering and Constuction marvel

    We were on an RV trip and decided to stop by. Quite an engineering and construction marvel considering it was engineered and built in 1854. Incline to the viewing site was down for maintenance but the...

    Reviewed on Jun 15, 2024
  • BarbaraN395
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    Wonderful spot to see a train

    We got here about 3:30. You have to pay to get closer to the tracks and were wondering if we'd see anything before the place closed for the day, which I think was at 4:30 or 5. The person who took our...

    Reviewed on Jun 13, 2024
  • Moon M
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    Check the Hours Before Venturing Out

    Fantastic place for viewing trains if you go up to the viewing area. They have a radio scanner playing over a loudspeaker so you always know when the trains are coming, and they come often. CAVEAT - t...

    Reviewed on Feb 28, 2024
  • Dustoff_8
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    Must visit for rail fans

    Horseshoe curve is essential for trains to cross the spine of the Allegheny mountains in central Pennsylvania. Built in 1854 and still fully functional this is a miracle of engineering. We saw three t...

    Reviewed on Dec 26, 2023
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