Horseshoe curve

Horseshoe curve

* A Horseshoe curve (railway) — A track layout used to reduce the gradient a train must travel uphill.
* Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania) — A particular horseshoe curve in Pennsylvania.
* A funicular railway in Altoona, Pennsylvania, See List of funicular railways#United States.


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