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Monongahela Incline

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was commissioned to design the Monongahela Incline, which opened on May 28, 1870, as the first for passenger use. On the first day, some 944 fares were collected. But the second day, 4,174 people rode the incline and it became a success. He was assisted by his American-born daughter,
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On February 2, 2019, flooding caused by a broken city water main forced the incline to close. The extensive repairs took time to complete, but the incline reopened 13 weeks later on May 10, 2019.
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P. & L.E. Ry. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad station on far riverbank, and two inclines: Monongahela Freight Incline (L) and Monongahela Incline (R), on Mt. Washington, c.1905
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Renovated: 2022–23 upper, lower stations, mechanical controls, electrical system, exterior track lighting
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Renovated: 1994 upper, lower stations, restored cars, replaced electric motors and controls
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Earlier inclines were used to transport coal in the Pittsburgh area, including the
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The predominantly German immigrants who settled on Mt. Washington, remembering the
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Rail infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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shopping complex. It is easily accessible from the light rail system at the
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It is one of two surviving inclines in Pittsburgh (the other is the nearby
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in nearby Birmingham, which was later annexed to the city of Pittsburgh.
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in 1870, it is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the U.S.
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Caroline Enders and John Enders (biographical sketch with photos)
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Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
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In the 21st century, the Monongahela Incline is operated by
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Renovated: 1982–83 new track structure, cars and stations
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US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Cableways on the National Register of Historic Places
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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the sign on the terminal showing Monongahela Incline 1870
The lower terminal and a car descending
Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Funicular
Track gauge
5 ft
Electrification
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure
Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF
Monongahela Incline is located in Pittsburgh
Monongahela Incline is located in Pennsylvania
Monongahela Incline is located in the United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
40°25′55″N 80°0′20″W / 40.43194°N 80.00556°W / 40.43194; -80.00556
John Endres
Caroline Endres
74001742
funicular
South Side
Pittsburgh
Smithfield Street Bridge
John Endres
Duquesne Incline
Station Square
Station Square station
National Register of Historic Places
Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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