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Date: 02/06/25 10:06
When Horseshoe Went to Three
Author: aehouse

An eastbound Conrail intermodal train drops downgrade around Horseshoe Curve, near Altoona, Pa., in 1983. The empty area to the left of the train had been--for more than 100 years--the location of the fourth track around the curve. The track was made surplus by an upgrade to the line's dispatching and signalling technology, and had been removed in 1981. (My photo.)

Art House

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Date: 02/06/25 10:57
Re: When Horseshoe Went to Three
Author: Railfan4Christ

Nice shot. I wonder why they took out that track and not the innermost track? 

Tom

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Date: 02/06/25 11:44
Re: When Horseshoe Went to Three
Author: RNP47

Perfect!

Bob Phelps
Micanopy, FL

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Date: 02/06/25 13:25
Re: When Horseshoe Went to Three
Author: dan

Railfan4Christ Wrote:
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> Nice shot. I wonder why they took out that track
> and not the innermost track? 
>
> Tom

better seperation?  fewer helper moves also made it possible perhaps, loss of passenger traffic

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Date: 02/06/25 13:57
Re: When Horseshoe Went to Three
Author: callen77

Neat photo. Not being super familiar with the area around Horseshoe Curve, my assumption is that those two units are pushers -- headlight seems dimmed or unlit, and those ex-EL SD45-2s tended to do more shoving than leading.

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Date: 02/06/25 14:26
Re: When Horseshoe Went to Three
Author: ns2557

That looks like a solid train perhaps of Sea Land containers. if indeed it was, does anyone recall what the symbol was for this one? Never saw it myself and makes me wonder how often it ran. Thought there was a Sea Land train that ran the Southern Tier with Susie Q power as it was a NYSW Train. Ran with  BN power at times as well. Thought it was also the reason the NYSW purchased the big F45's/SD45's  Neat shot.  Ben

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Date: 02/06/25 16:22
Re: When Horseshoe Went to Three
Author: rrpreservation

Great photo!! I still miss the fourth track!

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