Horseshoe Curve rail line

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Horseshoe_Curve_rail_line
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway curve
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces October 15, 1966
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Kittanning_Run
gptkbp:designation National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:diameter 637 feet
gptkbp:elevation 159 feet
gptkbp:featuredIn World War II propaganda
gptkbp:hasViewOf public observation area
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter gptkb:Horseshoe_Curve_National_Historic_Landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Horseshoe Curve rail line
gptkbp:latitude 40.4975
gptkbp:length 2375 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Altoona,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:longitude -78.4856
gptkbp:near gptkb:Altoona_Works
gptkbp:notableFor railroad history
engineering landmark
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 66000678
gptkbp:numberOfTracks 3
gptkbp:opened 1854
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Norfolk_Southern_Railway
gptkbp:originalOperator gptkb:Pennsylvania_Railroad
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pittsburgh_Line
gptkbp:target gptkb:Nazi_saboteurs_(Operation_Pastorius)
gptkbp:usedBy freight trains
Amtrak passenger trains
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:original_Allegheny_Mountain_Tunnel_(railroad)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7