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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

once had a number of inclined railways. Most have been removed; only two - the Duquesne Incline

Duquesne Incline

The Duquesne Incline is a inclined plane railroad, or funicular, located near Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood and scaling Mt. Washington. Designed by Samuel Diescher, the incline was completed in 1877 and is long, in height, and is inclined at a 30 degree angle...

and Monongahela Incline

Monongahela Incline

The Monongahela Incline, built by John Endres in 1870, islocated near the Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh. It is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the USA. It is also one of two surviving inclines from the original 17 passenger-carrying inclines built in Pittsburgh starting...

- are still in operation, carrying passengers between Mount Washington

Mount Washington (Pittsburgh)

Mount Washington is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 3 and District 2 .It is known for its steep hill overlooking the Pittsburgh skyline, which was...

and the Monongahela River

Monongahela River

The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in north-central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania in the United States...

Name	Opened	Closed	Lower end	Upper end	Owner
Castle Shannon Incline Castle Shannon Incline The Castle Shannon Incline was a funicular railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally built in 1890 as part of the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad as a means of transporting passenger traffic over Mt. Washington, rather than using the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel...	1891	1964	South Shore South Shore (Pittsburgh) The South Shore is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania South Side. The South Shore consists of the area surrounding Carson Street, from the West End Bridge to the Liberty Bridge.The South Shore is an industrial neighborhood, home to several warehouses... : Carson Street near Arlington Avenue	Mount Washington Mount Washington (Pittsburgh) Mount Washington is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 3 and District 2 .It is known for its steep hill overlooking the Pittsburgh skyline, which was... : Bailey Avenue near Haberman Avenue	Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways was one of the predecessors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. It had 666 PCC cars, the third largest fleet in North America. It had 68 street car routes, of which only three are used by the Port Authority as light rail routes... (Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad The Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Originally built in 1871, it may have been the first American common carrier narrow gauge railroad. It purchased a rail line called the Coal Hill Coal Railroad from the Pittsburgh Coal... )
Castle Shannon South Incline Castle Shannon South Incline The Castle Shannon South Incline, also known as Castle Shannon Incline Number 2 was a funicular railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally designed by Samuel Diescher, and opened August 20, 1890 as part of the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad as a means of transporting...	1892		Mount Washington Mount Washington (Pittsburgh) Mount Washington is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 3 and District 2 .It is known for its steep hill overlooking the Pittsburgh skyline, which was... : Bailey Avenue near Haberman Avenue	Mount Washington: Warrington Avenue near Haberman Avenue	Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways was one of the predecessors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. It had 666 PCC cars, the third largest fleet in North America. It had 68 street car routes, of which only three are used by the Port Authority as light rail routes... (Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad The Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Originally built in 1871, it may have been the first American common carrier narrow gauge railroad. It purchased a rail line called the Coal Hill Coal Railroad from the Pittsburgh Coal... )
Clifton Incline Clifton Incline (Pittsburgh) The Clifton Incline was an incline on Pittsburgh's North Side, operational from 1895 to 1905....			Perry Hilltop: Strauss Street near Metcalf Street	Perry Hilltop: Irwin Avenue near Chautauqua Street	Clifton Avenue Incline Plane Company
Duquesne Incline Duquesne Incline The Duquesne Incline is a inclined plane railroad, or funicular, located near Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood and scaling Mt. Washington. Designed by Samuel Diescher, the incline was completed in 1877 and is long, in height, and is inclined at a 30 degree angle...	1877		South Shore South Shore (Pittsburgh) The South Shore is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania South Side. The South Shore consists of the area surrounding Carson Street, from the West End Bridge to the Liberty Bridge.The South Shore is an industrial neighborhood, home to several warehouses... : Carson Street	Mount Washington Mount Washington (Pittsburgh) Mount Washington is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 3 and District 2 .It is known for its steep hill overlooking the Pittsburgh skyline, which was... : Grandview Avenue near Oneida Place	Duquesne Incline Plane Company Now Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline
Fort Pitt Incline Fort Pitt Incline The Fort Pitt Incline was a funicular railroad in Pittsburgh, designed by Samuel Diescher. Built in 1882, it was abandoned by 1906. It ran from 2nd Avenue to Bluff Street, a distance of 2640 feet, and a vertical distance of 375 feet....			Bluff Bluff (Pittsburgh) The Bluff or Uptown is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and just a short trip across the Monongahela River is the city's South Side, which is home to a flourishing... : Second Avenue near Tenth Street Bridge	Bluff: Bluff Street near Magee Street	Fort Pitt Incline Plane Company
Knoxville Incline Knoxville Incline The Knoxville Incline was an inclined railway that ran between Pittsburgh's South Side and Knoxville neighborhoods. The incline was constructed in 1890, and was demolished in 1960. It was designed by John H. McRoberts, with a length of 2644 feet. The Knoxville Incline was operated by the...			South Side Flats: Bradish Street between 11th and 12th Streets	Allentown Allentown (Pittsburgh) Allentown is a south neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The zip code used by residents is 15210, and has representation on the Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 3 .-History:... : Brosville Street near Warrington Avenue	Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways was one of the predecessors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. It had 666 PCC cars, the third largest fleet in North America. It had 68 street car routes, of which only three are used by the Port Authority as light rail routes... (Pittsburgh Incline Plane Company)
Monongahela Incline Monongahela Incline The Monongahela Incline, built by John Endres in 1870, islocated near the Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh. It is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the USA. It is also one of two surviving inclines from the original 17 passenger-carrying inclines built in Pittsburgh starting...	1870
Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane was an incline that ran from the northern end of the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel to Carson Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally built to carry coal from the Jacob Beltzhoover mine, it was sold by the Pittsburgh Coal Company to the Pittsburgh...	before 1871	about 1912	Carson Street	Bailey	Pittsburgh Coal Company Pittsburgh Coal Company The Pittsburgh Coal Company was a bituminous coal mining company, controlled by the Mellon family. It later merged with Consolidation Coal Company, controlled by the Rockefeller family.-Coal Mines:...
South Shore South Shore (Pittsburgh) The South Shore is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania South Side. The South Shore consists of the area surrounding Carson Street, from the West End Bridge to the Liberty Bridge.The South Shore is an industrial neighborhood, home to several warehouses... : Carson Street near Smithfield Street Bridge	Mount Washington Mount Washington (Pittsburgh) Mount Washington is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211 and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both the council members for District 3 and District 2 .It is known for its steep hill overlooking the Pittsburgh skyline, which was... : Grandview Avenue near Wyoming Street	Monongahela Incline Plane Company Now Port Authority of Allegheny County Port Authority of Allegheny County Port Authority of Allegheny County is the second-largest public transit agency in Pennsylvania and the 11th-largest in the United States. When considering that its service area is the 20th largest in the U.S...
Mount Oliver Incline Mount Oliver Incline The Mount Oliver Incline was a funicular in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was designed in 1871 by the Prussian engineer John Endres and his daughter Caroline Endres. Its track was 1600 feet long, and rose to an elevation of 377 feet. It ran from South Twelfth Street at Bardford at its lower...	1871	1951	South Side Flats: Freyburg Street near 12th Street	South Side Slopes: Warrington Avenue near Mount Oliver Street	Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways was one of the predecessors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. It had 666 PCC cars, the third largest fleet in North America. It had 68 street car routes, of which only three are used by the Port Authority as light rail routes... (Mount Oliver Incline Railway)
Nunnery Hill Incline Nunnery Hill Incline The Nunnery Hill Incline was a funicular designed by Samuel Diescher in 1877. It was operational until 1899, and connected Federal Street to the Fineview neighborhood in Pittsburgh. It was one of a few inclines with a curve in the track....			Fineview Fineview Fineview is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. It has zip codes of both 15212 and 15214, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 6 and District 1 . Fineview was known to older generations as Nunnery Hill... : Federal Street near Henderson Street	Fineview: Meadville Street near Catoma Street	Nunnery Hill Incline Plane Company
Penn Incline	1881	1953	Strip District: Spring Way near 17th Street	Hill District: Arcena Street near Ledlie Street	Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways Pittsburgh Railways was one of the predecessors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. It had 666 PCC cars, the third largest fleet in North America. It had 68 street car routes, of which only three are used by the Port Authority as light rail routes... (Seventeenth Street Incline Plane Company)
Ridgewood Incline			Perry Hilltop: North Charles Street near Nublock Street	Perry Hilltop: Yale Street near Ridgewood Street	Ridgewood Incline Plane Company
St. Clair Incline St. Clair Incline The St.. Clair Incline was built in 1886 and operated by St. Clair Incline Plane Company, and was also known as the South Twenty-second Street Incline. It was a double track...	1886	1935	South Side Flats: Josephine Street near Greeley Street	South Side Slopes: Salisbury Street between Fernleaf and Sterling Streets	St. Clair Incline Plane Company
Troy Hill Incline Troy Hill Incline The Troy Hill Incline, also known as the Mount Troy Incline, was a funicular railway located in old Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which is now the North Side of the city of Pittsburgh. Built by Samuel Diescher in 1887, the incline was one of only a few funiculars constructed on the north side of...			Troy Hill Troy Hill Troy Hill is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 1 .... : Ohio Street	Troy Hill: Lowrie Street near Froman Street	Troy Hill Incline Plane Company

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