Monongahela Freight Incline
- Monongahela Freight Incline
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| Monongahela Freight Incline |
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| Locale |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dates of operation |
1883–1935 |
| Track gauge |
10 ft (3,048 mm) |
| Headquarters |
Pittsburgh, PA |
The Monongahela Freight Incline was a funicular railway that scaled Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Designed by Samuel Diescher and John Endres, the incline was built in 1883 beside the smaller, original Monongahela Incline. The incline cost $125, 000 to build. It had a unique 10 ft gauge that would allow vehicles, as well as passengers to ascend and descend the hill. The cars were hoisted by a pair of Robinson & Rea engines.[1] The incline ran until 1935. The older passenger incline still runs today, and concrete pylons from the freight incline can be seen during the descent.
References
- ^ A Century of Inclines, pp. 7-8.
Sources
- A Century of Inclines, The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Incline.
Categories:
- Defunct funicular railways in the United States
- Railway inclines in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 10ft gauge railways
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stubs
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