Monongahela Freight Incline

The Monongahela Freight Incline was a funicular railway that scaled Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Monongahela Freight Incline
Overview
HeadquartersPittsburgh, PA
LocalePittsburgh, PA
Dates of operation1884–1935
Technical
Track gauge10 ft (3,048 mm)

Designed by Samuel Diescher and John Endres, the incline was built beside the smaller, original Monongahela Incline. It opened in 1884.[1] The incline cost $125,000 to build. It had a unique 10 ft (3,048 mm) broad 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.[2] The incline ran until 1935.[3] The older passenger incline still runs today, and concrete pylons from the freight incline can be seen during the descent.

See also

References
  1. Diescher, Samuel (June 1897). "American Inclined Plane Railways". Cassier's Magazine. 12 (2): 86.
  2. A Century of Inclines, pp. 7-8.
  3. "Twentieth Century Progress Dooms Vehicle Incline Built Before Autos Replaced Hansoms and Victorias". The Pittsburgh Press. 11 October 1935. p. 37.

Sources
  • A Century of Inclines, The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Incline.


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