So nice to hear you singing again Dave! It is great to see an enthusiastic young historian in Kevin. Keep on writing the books.Looked like a great adventure for you all.
Great stuff guys, everything from seeing the train to the small cascades and the furnaces at the end just screamed Pennsylvania. Great info and showing off an area that I never would have heard of otherwise, cya on the next one Dave
This was a great adventure! Looking forward to your future video of the Horseshoe Train loop. I have seen it on JP Videos in the past and it never gets old. Pretty cool place! This adventure had a little of everything and was very nice! Looks like a few new friends made. 🙏🥾
I have never heard of this place; thanks for sharing the history of this forgotten town. Special thanks to all the RU-vidrs who keep Pennsylvania history alive!👍😵💫
The tunnel you drove through, can be classified as urban an legend. One popular legend deals driving through a tunnel at night in hopes of seeing a ghost. Usually the driver has to do a ritual of horn beeps and flashing lights. Altoona Pennsylvania just happens to also have its own take on the urban legend. The reason it has survived generations and is still popular, is probably due to its ties with the Horseshoe Curve. This story takes place down the mountain from the Curve at the Tunnel next to the visitor center. So what supposedly haunts the Horseshoe Curve Tunnel? Well, from just about every account of the legend, a beautiful young women in a white flowing dress is said to manifest there. This young irish women, when she was alive, would wait on the Altoona side of the tunnel for her man to return from working on the Horseshoe Curve. The story takes two different turns at that point. Some believe she still roams the tunnel awaiting her man who never returned to her. He was either killed in an accident or murdered over some bar room brawl he was part of. When others tell the tale, she was the one murdered in the tunnel and is doomed to never get out. The point of visiting this location is to hopefully catch a glimpse of the lonely woman in white. If you dare to try your luck, you are to arrive between 11pm and 3am. Another account says to drive past the three reservoirs before the tunnel approximately seven minutes until Midnight. The best time to visit is on a full moon and when precipitation is present like fog, rain, or snow. Once you arrive to the tunnel at the right moment, drive through heading up hill away from Altoona. Then turn your car around about 50 yards from the tunnel using the pull off. Be sure no cars are coming or behind you, then begin the drive forward into the tunnel at midnight. The next parts do at your own risk. Turn off the lights as you enter and drive slowly. Beep your horn three times in the middle of the tunnel and turn off the engine. Sit quietly as long as you safely can. Listen for the young women's voice and keep alert out the windows to catch sight of her. If nothing happens, drive through and you might see the young irish girl standing on the wall outside. Besides seeing the young women or hearing her voice, people also report having multiple hand prints on their car when they get home and look at it. Other witnesses report care trouble or feeling something hit their car while in the tunnel. The haunting at the Horseshoe Curve tunnel could be interpreted as a local urban legend. It could also have some merit to it if you believe in the paranormal. The haunting has a semi-believable history behind it, as well as, multiple eye witness accounts from generations that you can not fully discount. However, the best way to make up your mind about this legend is to try and experience it first hand. Please just take caution.
Think I'll pass. Very similar to the White Lady of Pond Bank in Franklin County Pa. That was our ghost go to growing up. Also many unexplained happenings. Crazy how many generations these get handed down to. Thanks for watching and the input. Cool story. Have a great week. 👍🙂🙏👻😱
That was fun. I smiled and laughed through most of that video. It seemed like such a fun group of guys. Great way to start off - climbing a bunch of steps. 😄 I liked the way you all posed for a picture in front of that rock formation. The coke ovens were pretty cool. I was very impressed that at the cemetery Kevin knew the names and stories of the people buried there. It was rather encouraging to know that young people today still care about that kind of stuff. (I bought the book.) Can't wait to check it out. 🌲🌲🥾🗻⛰🌄🥾🌲🌲
