PRR "Famous Horseshoe Curve," 1952         
Here is a postal card entitled "The Famous Horseshoe Curve." Composed by Mr. Grif Teller. No Postmark. Caption On Reverse: "Pennsylvania Railroad's famous Horseshoe Curve, located just west of Altoona, Pennsylvania, is one of the great engineering accomplishments in American railroading. Every year, over 2,000,000 passengers and 25,000 freight trains composed of nearly 2,000,000 freight cars pass this way ~ an indication of the importance of this four-track East-West route." [Loco Count: Diesels 2, Steamers 1]
Date: 8/15/1952 Location: ALTOONA (HORSESHOE C, PA Views: 94 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
PRR "Famous Horseshoe Curve," 1952
Picture Categories: Steam,Signal,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: PRR-PC-CR-AMTK Postal Cards ~ 1900-1999
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