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The Pittsburgh, Crafton and Mansfield (Carnegie) Railway was chartered to build a streetcar line through Sheraden in 1897. The line (combined in 1950 with Route 34 to form the 31/34 Elliott-Ingram) closed when the Point Bridge closed as the replacement did not have tracks. 32 Elliott by 1915 [1] June 6, 1953 [12] Double-ended shuttle.
Pittsburgh Citizens Traction Company c. 1894. 1895 to 1905 was a time of consolidation for the numerous street railways serving Pittsburgh. On July 24, 1895 the Consolidated Traction Company (CTC) was chartered and the following year acquired the Central Traction Company, Citizens Traction Company, Duquesne Traction Company and Pittsburgh Traction Company and converted them to electric ...
It had 68 street car routes, of which only three (until April 5, 2010 the 42 series, the 47 series, and 52) are used by Pittsburgh Regional Transit as light rail routes. The oldest portions of these old Pittsburgh Railways routes now served by the Pittsburgh Light Rail system date to 1903–1909. [ 5 ]
The line from South Hills Junction to Castle Shannon (now called the Overbrook Line) was first constructed by the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad (P&CSRR) between 1872 and 1874. [1] In 1905 Pittsburgh Railways leased the route and between 1909 and 1910 converted it from narrow gauge to dual gauge and installed overhead power for trolleys.
The Pittsburgh and Butler Street Railway was opened in 1907 between Pittsburgh and Butler [2] traveling via Etna, Glenshaw, Allison Park, and Mars. It initially used a 6,600 volt single phase alternating current electrical system. [ 3 ]
Leadville Street Railroad [38]: 258–260 Leadville: Horse July 31, 1881: July 1882 Pueblo Street Railroad [38]: 272–274 Pueblo: Horse 1879: 1890 Pueblo Electric Street Railway [38]: 274–280 Electric June 12, 1890: November 29, 1947 Manitou Electric Railway & Casino Co. [38] ♦ Manitou Springs Electric 1895: 1928
The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is a tunnel for buses and light rail trains under Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is a central component of the Pittsburgh public transit system operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, providing a direct connection between Downtown Pittsburgh and the South Hills suburbs.
Cresson and Clearfield County and New York Short Route Railroad: PRR: 1882 1894 Cresson and Irvona Railroad: Cresson and Irvona Railroad: PRR: 1894 1903 Cambria and Clearfield Railway: Cross Cut Railroad: PRR: 1864 1867 Buffalo, Corry and Pittsburgh Railroad: Cross Fork Railroad: B&O: 1893 1893 Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad: Cumberland ...