Monongahela Freight Incline
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| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Locale | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dates of operation | 1884–1935 |
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| Track gauge | 10 ft (3,048 mm) |
The Monongahela Freight Incline was a funicular railway that scaled Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
History and features
[edit | edit source]Designed by European immigrants Samuel Diescher and John Endres, this incline was built beside the smaller, original Monongahela Incline and opened in 1884.[1] The incline cost $125,000.
It had a unique 10 ft (3,048 mm) broad gauge that would allow vehicles, as well as walk-on passengers, to ascend and descend the hill. The cars were hoisted by a pair of Robinson & Rea engines.[2]
The incline operated until 1935.[3]
The older passenger incline, which was built in 1870, is one of two inclines still serving South Side Pittsburgh today, out of a total of seventeen that were built during the nineteenth century. Passengers can see concrete pylons remaining from the freight incline during the descent.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]Sources
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- A Century of Inclines, The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Incline.
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