Castle Shannon South Incline

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Castle Shannon South Incline
Overview
Locale Mount Washington
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Operation
Opened August 20, 1892[1]
Closed 1914
Owner Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad
Technical
Track length 2,562 feet (781 m)[1]

The Castle Shannon South Incline, also known as Castle Shannon Incline Number 2 was a funicular railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally designed by Samuel Diescher,[2] and opened in 1892[3] as part of the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad as a means of transporting passenger traffic over Mt. Washington in concert with the Castle Shannon Incline, rather than using the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel through Mt. Washington, which used a former coal mine. The incline ran from Bailey Street on Mount Washington, and along Haberman Avenue, ending at Warrington Avenue on the southern side of the mount.[1]

The mine continued to be used as a tunnel to transport coal to a separate incline that unloaded at a station on Carson Street. It was originally steam powered.

The incline was closed in 1914,[4][5][6][7] with one daily trip being made for franchise purposes until 1919.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Trolleys/PCSRR.html
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://pghbridges.com/inclinelist.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.phlf.org/spotlightonmainstreet/resources/ss_facts_inclines.pdf
  6. ↑ https://oldpittmaps.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/pittsburghs-incline-history/
  7. ↑ http://www.brooklineconnection.com/history/Facts/Inclines.html
  8. ↑ http://charleroiinterurban.com/era-charleroi-interurban.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.liquala.com/pcs.html

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