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- Horseshoe_curve abstract "A horseshoe curve is a reversing curve through a single tight curve in a railway or a road, through an angle of about 180 degrees or more. The U shape, or even slight balloon shape, of such a curve resembles a horseshoe, hence the name. On roads such curves, if tight enough, are typically called hairpin turns.A horseshoe curve is a means to lengthen an ascending or descending grade and thereby reduce the maximum gradient. If the straight route between two points would be too steep to climb, a more circuitous route will increase the distance travelled, allowing the difference in altitude to be averaged over a longer track (or road) length. This is similar to the function of a spiral. However, a horseshoe curve does not involve the track crossing over itself, and the full horseshoe involves both relatively straight and tightly curved sections, while a spiral generally has a more uniform curvature. Obviously, a horseshoe also gives rise to a severe change in direction, while a spiral generally does not.A horseshoe curve is sometimes used where the route bridges a deep gully. Deviating from a straight-line route along the edge of the gully may allow it to be crossed at a better location. Horseshoe curves are common on railway lines in steeply graded or hilly country, where means must be found to achieve acceptable grades and minimize construction costs. As with spirals, the main limitation in laying out a horseshoe is keeping its radius as large as possible, as sharp curves limit train speed.".
- Horseshoe_curve thumbnail Usgs_photo_horseshoe_bend_pennsylvania.jpg?width=300.
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- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Banská_Bystrica.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink CSX_Transportation.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink California_Coast_Ranges.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink California_Western_Railroad.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Pacific_Railway.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Capitol_Limited_(Amtrak_train).
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Cascade_Tunnel.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Category:Railway_track_layouts.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Category:Road_transport.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Chorro,_California.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Coast_Starlight.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Corriganville,_Maryland.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Cumberland,_Maryland.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Dombås.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Dovre_Line.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Dovrefjell.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Duncansville,_Pennsylvania.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Dunsmuir,_California.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink East_Broad_Top_Railroad_and_Coal_Company.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink East_Japan_Railway_Company.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Essen.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Flåm_Line.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Fort_Bragg,_California.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Frostburg,_Maryland.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Germany.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Grade_(slope).
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Grybów.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Hairpin_turn.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Horseshoe_Curve_(Pennsylvania).
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Japan.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Jelenia_Góra.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Kalisz.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Kamaishi_Line.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Kamiarisu_Station.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Keystone_Subdivision.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Kittanning_Gap.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Kylling_Bridge.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Maddingly,_Victoria.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Mount_Shasta,_California.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Muleshoe_Curve.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Nanning–Kunming_Railway.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Newcastle_upon_Tyne.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Oakridge,_Oregon.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Ophir_Loop.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Oregon_Eastern_Railway.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Picton_railway_station.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Prosna.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Rail_transport.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Rauma_Line.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Raurimu_Spiral.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Rhine-Ruhr_S-Bahn.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Rikuchū-Ōhashi_Station.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Rio_Grande_Southern_Railroad.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Road.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Salmon_Arm.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink San_Luis_Obispo,_California.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Sand_Patch_Grade.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Scotland.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Skykomish,_Washington.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Slovakia.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Spiral_(railway).
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Standard_gauge.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Szklarska_Poręba.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Turčianske_Teplice.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Uintah_Railway.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Union_Pacific_Railroad.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Velbert.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink West_Highland_Line.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Western_Maryland_Railway.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Western_Maryland_Scenic_Railroad.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Wuppertal.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr_railway.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Yiliang_County,_Kunming.
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLink Zvolen.
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- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hairpin curve".
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLinkText "Horseshoe curve".
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLinkText "Muleshoe curve".
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLinkText "curve".
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLinkText "double-horseshoe curves".
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLinkText "horseshoe curve".
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLinkText "horseshoe-shaped".
- Horseshoe_curve wikiPageWikiLinkText "spiral tunnel".
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- Horseshoe_curve subject Category:Railway_track_layouts.