Muleshoe Curve is a curve of track on the former Pennsylvania Railroad, located near Duncansville, Pennsylvania. It never reached the same amount of popularity as the nearby Horseshoe Curve, located 4.34 mi (7 km) north of Muleshoe curve, mainly due to it being merely a secondary route. Built in 1850s by the state of Pennsylvania as part of the New Portage Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) purchased the line (and the curve) in 1857 and promptly closed it, as the PRR already had its own line in the region. It was brought back into service in the 1890s due to increased rail traffic. Subsequently, the rails were removed and used by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. In 1904, the line was reopened and double-tracked by the PRR as a bypass. One track was removed in 1955 and the
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| - Die Muleshoe Curve („Maultierhufeisen“-Kurve) war eine Eisenbahnkehre bei im US-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania. Die Kurve befindet sich sieben Kilometer südwestlich der weit bekannteren Horseshoe Curve. Sie hatte eine Biegung von etwa 200 Grad bei einem Radius von ungefähr 190 Metern. Eine Steinbogenbrücke führt über den alten U.S. Highway 22. (de)
- Muleshoe Curve is a curve of track on the former Pennsylvania Railroad, located near Duncansville, Pennsylvania. It never reached the same amount of popularity as the nearby Horseshoe Curve, located 4.34 mi (7 km) north of Muleshoe curve, mainly due to it being merely a secondary route. Built in 1850s by the state of Pennsylvania as part of the New Portage Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) purchased the line (and the curve) in 1857 and promptly closed it, as the PRR already had its own line in the region. It was brought back into service in the 1890s due to increased rail traffic. Subsequently, the rails were removed and used by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. In 1904, the line was reopened and double-tracked by the PRR as a bypass. One track was removed in 1955 and the (en)
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| - Die Muleshoe Curve („Maultierhufeisen“-Kurve) war eine Eisenbahnkehre bei im US-Bundesstaat Pennsylvania. Die Kurve befindet sich sieben Kilometer südwestlich der weit bekannteren Horseshoe Curve. Sie hatte eine Biegung von etwa 200 Grad bei einem Radius von ungefähr 190 Metern. Eine Steinbogenbrücke führt über den alten U.S. Highway 22. Die Kehre wurde in den 1850er Jahren von der New Portage Railroad als Teil der Umgehungsstrecke für die alte Allegheny Portage Railroad gebaut. Schon bald nach Eröffnung 1856 kaufte die Pennsylvania Railroad, welche ihre eigene Bahnlinie schon 1854 eröffnet hatte, die Gesellschaft und baute die Schienen ab. 1904 erfolgte die Neueröffnung als einspurige Umgehungsstrecke für Güterzüge. Nach der Übernahme durch Conrail kam 1981 das endgültige Aus für die Eisenbahn durch die Muleshoe Curve. Anders als die Horseshoe Curve erreichte die Muleshoe Curve nie große Bekanntheit, obwohl sie eine ähnliche technische Meisterleistung darstellte. Als ein Grund dafür kann angesehen werden, dass die nur eingleisige Strecke allein als Güterumgehungsbahn betrieben wurde. Passagiere fuhren nur bei Problemen auf der Hauptstrecke oder im Rahmen gelegentlicher Sonderfahrten durch die Muleshoe Curve. (de)
- Muleshoe Curve is a curve of track on the former Pennsylvania Railroad, located near Duncansville, Pennsylvania. It never reached the same amount of popularity as the nearby Horseshoe Curve, located 4.34 mi (7 km) north of Muleshoe curve, mainly due to it being merely a secondary route. Built in 1850s by the state of Pennsylvania as part of the New Portage Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) purchased the line (and the curve) in 1857 and promptly closed it, as the PRR already had its own line in the region. It was brought back into service in the 1890s due to increased rail traffic. Subsequently, the rails were removed and used by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad. In 1904, the line was reopened and double-tracked by the PRR as a bypass. One track was removed in 1955 and the other in 1981. After the railroad was taken over by Conrail, Muleshoe Curve was permanently abandoned in 1981. (en)
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