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Pittsburgh Regional Transit was created as the Port Authority of Allegheny County by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1956 to allow for creation of port facilities in the Pittsburgh area. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Three years later, the legislation was amended to allow the Port Authority to acquire privately owned transit companies that served the area.
In 1964 the system was acquired by the Port Authority of Allegheny County, which rapidly converted most routes to buses. By the early 1970s, only a handful of streetcar routes remained, most of which used the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel just south of the Monongahela River to reach the South Hills area
Articles related to the Port Authority of Allegheny County, which is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
The Port Authority of Allegheny County took over the Pittsburgh transit system, including Pittsburgh Railways and dozens of privately-owned bus companies, in 1964. [15] The Port Authority converted more trolley lines to buses, and by 1971, the only remaining trolleys were the Drake, Library, Castle Shannon, Mount Lebanon, and Arlington lines ...
Pages in category "Port Authority of Allegheny County stations" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Map shows general area of the Pittsburgh port region. The Port of Pittsburgh is a vast river traffic region in southwestern Pennsylvania.It spans a thirteen-county area including Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties.
South Park is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The street level stop is designed as a small commuter stop, serving area residents who walk to the train so they can be taken toward Downtown Pittsburgh.
Dorchester is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.The street level stop was added to the route to serve the nearby Dorchester Apartment complex, for which the stop was named.