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Monongahela Incline

1965/1975

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Monongahela Incline
  • Title
  • Monongahela Incline
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B022.F12.I01
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B022.F12.I01
  • Description
  • Caption on the back of the photograph reads, “The Monongahela Incline was opened May 28, 1870; the first Incline in Pittsburgh. Eventually, Pittsburgh had 17 Inclines. Now, only 2 remain; the Duquesne Incline and the Monongahela Incline. The Monongahela Incline was first operated by the Pittsburgh Railways Company, and in 1964 it was taken over by the Port Authority who operate it at the present time. It runs from Carson Street to the top of Mt. Washington which is a residential area. One-half Million People, commuters and visitors ride this incline each year.” The Monongahela Incline climbs a 35 percent grade, one of the steepest incline planes in the world. In 1970 it was declared a historic structure by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. In 1982 Port Authority made improvements to the incline with the replacement of car bodies, improved access, and renovated stations. In 1994 electrical and mechanical components of the machinery were replaced, trackway lighting was installed, and an addition was added to the upper station.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Monongahela Incline (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Inclines--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Pittsburgh &
    Lake Erie Railroad Freight Station (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Mount Washington (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    South Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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