THE GS TRAM SITE

PITTSBURGH

PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES

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25 March 2012

The rejuvenated Pittsburgh LRT system after its extension to the North Shore.

VIDEOS

Pittsburgh LRT video Pittsburgh LRT video Pittsburgh inclines video
Above: YouTubeCA video - The LightRail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2018 - Length: 11:12 mins. Above: YouTubeCA video - Pittsburgh "T" Light Rail System #1 - Length: 8:05 mins. Above: YouTubeCA video - Pittsburgh Inclines - Length: 4:18 mins.

PHOTOS

Pittsburgh LRT Pittsburgh LRT Pittsburgh incline (funicular)

MAPS

Pittsburgh LRT map 2012

INSET: DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH

Downtown Pittsburgh LRT map – 2012



I created the above maps by overlaying OpenStreetMap (OSM) maps with my own data. Copyright on the OSM maps is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under a CC-BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence).

Please note that the OSM maps used as templates for these maps correspond to the situation at the time the maps were downloaded and may show features that did not exist at the time the GS Tram Site is supposed to show. In particular, they may show bridges and highways that were built later.

ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS

DI Duquesne Incline MI Monongahela Incline

ROUTES

LRT ROUTES

Operator: Port Authority of Allegheny County

B Blue Line Allegheny - North Side - Gateway Center - Wood Street - Steel Plaza - First Av. - Panhandle Bridge - Mt. Washington Tunnel - South Hills Jnctn. - Overbrook - Castle Shannon - Washington Jnctn. - [Library Branch: Lytle - Library] / [South Hills Village Branch: South Hill Village]
R Red Line Allegheny - North Side - Gateway Center - Wood Street - Steel Plaza - First Av. - Panhandle Bridge - Mt. Washington Tunnel - South Hills Jnctn. - Beechview - Dormont - Mt. Lebanon - Overbrook Jnctn. [Limited service, mostly in rush hours: - Castle Shannon - Washington Jnctn. - South Hill Village]

NB: The route designations B and R are for convenience only, and are not used by the operator.

INCLINES (FUNICULARS)

Operator: By private non-profit organization (Duquesne Incline) and by the Port Authority of Allegheny County (Monongahela Incline)

   Duquesne Incline W Carson St. - Grandview Av. (and Oneida St.)
   Monongahela Incline W Carson St. - Grandview Av. (and Wyoming St.)

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH



HISTORY

GAUGE


SOURCES

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WIKIS

WEB SITES


Special thanks to Russell Powers from Denver CO for information on the history of the Pittsburgh system.


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