Prior to 1854 a trip across Pennsylvania would take weeks along the canals. Opening the now Famous Horseshoe curve significantly shorted the trip allowing passengers and goods to travel from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh faster than ever. The horseshoe curve was carved out of the mountain side by totally by manual labor. Matthew Wolff joins me to speak about the significance of this engineering marvel.
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Photo credit Altoona Railroaders Museum.
History from the Homestead 