The Pennsylvania railroad- its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and (14573531519)

Horseshoe Curve, Blair County, Pensylvania.

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Title: The Pennsylvania railroad: its origin, construction, condition, and connections. Embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Year: 1875 (1870s)

Authors: Sipes, William B., d. 1905 Pennsylvania Railroad. Passenger Dept

Subjects: Pennsylvania Railroad

Publisher: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Railroad Co.) Passenger Dept.

Contributing Library: Northeastern University, Snell Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Northeastern University, Snell Library

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treesare far below, and the few cottages visibleseem lost in an impenetrable chasm. AtKittanning Point the road is carried arounda curve which is a wonder of engineeringskill. The valley it has followed for six mileshere separates into two chasms, neither ofwhich can be made available for furtherprogress. Another opening into the giantbarriers must be gained, and engineeringscience proved equal to the task of reachingit. By a grand horseshoe-shaped curve,the sides of which are parallel with eachother,—giving trains traveling the same waythe appearance of moving in entirely dif-erent directions,—the road crosses bothravines on a high embankment, cuts awaythe point of the mountain dividing them,sweeps around the stupendous western wall,and leads away to a more tractable pass.The little dancing rivulet seen in the valley,as the train rolls across it, is the streamfrom which Altoona derives its supply ofwater. Reaching the new pass, the roadcontinues its steady ascent through the very

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BENNINGTON FURNACE—TUNNEL GALLFrZIN. 143 heart of the great dividing range of a con-tinent. At AUegrippus—a station possess-ing an Indian name often repeated in thesurrounding country, where the bold sceneryhas called forth the enthusiasm and taxedthe skill of many artists—the majesty ofthe mountains seems to culminate. Gazingto the east, range after range rises intoview, until at last they fade away in theazure of the horizon. No limit but thepower of vision bounds the prospect. Iso-lated farms and fields are seen, looking as ifthey had wandered away from civilizationand been lost in the wilderness. Gradually,now, the valleys seem to rise, and as gradu-ally the mountains sink, until the wholeassumes the appearance of a rugged plane,where industry has found a place forfurnaces, mills, and mines, and over whichmany homes are dotted. A shrill screambursts from the engine, and in a momentmore the darkness of the great tunnelenshrouds all. The victory has been gained,—the barrier

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