History & Culture: Horseshoe Curve 🚂 Explore the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, an engineering marvel and National Historic Landmark that transformed American rail travel. Completed in 1854, this impressive railroad curve eliminated the need for the Allegheny Portage Railroad, dramatically reducing transportation time through the Allegheny Mountains. Joining us to tell the story of this historic feat is Matthew Wolff, curator of the Railroaders Memorial Museum. Watch tomorrow, March 4, at 8 PM on

Coming soon: Season 2 of Keystone Stories focuses on the history of Pennsylvania’s railroads, volunteer fire companies, and old places restored to new life. See a special preview episode on WPSU-TV on Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. Learn more: https://wpsu.psu.edu/tv/programs/keystone-stories/ If you call yourself a rail fan, there’s no better place than Altoona, Pennsylvania, home to the world-famous Horseshoe Curve, the Railroaders Memorial Museum, and the Everett Railroad in nearby Hollidaysburg, where vis

Beautiful high quality footage of Pennsylvania Railroad steam on the famous Horseshoe Curve. Notice the lack of a fence at the viewing area! From the Herron Rail Video show "Glory Machines, Volume 1, Steam on 31 Railroads" https://rfd.video/GloryMachines1 | Steam Giants